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Business Leadership: A Call to Save T&T

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Post date July 19, 2014

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

A physician once said: “The best medicine for humans is Love.” Someone asked: “What if it does not work?” He smiled and said: “Increase the dose.”

The only way to save T&T is for all of us to increase the dose of love for God, each other, creation and self. It is a lack of love that has led us to this juncture in our history.

There are many social ills that need to be addressed in T&T and while some believe that we should seek solutions from experts abroad, I believe that transformation of our society resides largely with those of us who live here. There is much that each of us can and must do to save T&T.

The Business community, in particular, must step up to the plate to devise, fund, and help implement programmes that will pull us out of the morass in which we find ourselves.

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Pay attention to boardroom ethics

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Post date February 11, 2013

Participants in the Business Leaders’ workshop in San Fernando engage in group discussion. Photo: Raymond Syms

If Carapichaima parish priest Fr Matthew D’Hereaux had both time and money, he’d write a book with the title “Out of the Bedroom, Into the Boardroom.”

Why? In his opinion, the Church has for some time offered spiritual guidance on sexual matters but not enough emphasis has been placed on ethics in the corporate and business world.

With that opening, Fr D’Hereaux had the attention of participants in the second workshop on “Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection”, organised by the Catholic Commission for Social Justice, in conjunction with the Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It was held January 19 at the Bishop Mendes Auditorium, San Fernando. The workshop is a reflection on a practical handbook for Catholic businessmen and women published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, led by Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.

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CCSJ holds workshop at Assumption – Catholics in business

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Post date July 18, 2012

Fr Garfield Rochard makes his presentation. At the head table from left, CCSJ chair Leela Ramdeen, Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith and Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Nicola Girasoli. Photo: Raymond Syms

Catholic business leaders should see their work as a vocation and be guided by Gospel morals, values and principles for the benefit of their company, employees and the wider society.

This was a key point made during the three presentations at a July 7 workshop on Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection, a practical handbook for Catholic businessmen and women published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. The council is led by Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson.

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Business moral problems

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Post date July 7, 2012

Presentation by Fr Adolfo Bueno of the Prelature of Opus Dei at a July 7 workshop on ‘Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection’, a practical handbook for Catholic businessmen and women published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. Venue was the Assumption Parish Centre, Maraval.

Scripture is full of references to work, even when least expected. Admittedly, the parable of the Prodigal Son deals with repentance and God’s mercy but we also read: “How many hired men in my Father´s house have bread in abundance.”

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Vocation of the business leader

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Post date June 29, 2012

May the Lord hear our prayers as we March for Jesus today, and let’s link our prayers to action.

I invite Catholic business men and women to attend CCSJ’s Workshop on Saturday, July 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Assumption Parish Centre to discuss the key issues arising out of Cardinal Peter Turkson’s handbook: Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection.

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