Catholic Commission for Social Justice
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
Tomorrow the world will mark International Women’s Day. The theme this year is: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all. One of the 10 key themes of Catholic social teaching is Rights and Responsibilities. In a DVD produced by CCSJ, I focus on this theme from a Catholic perspective. Copies are available from CCSJ’s Office.
by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
“The environment is God’s gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations and towards humanity as a whole.” – Pope Benedict XVI, Charity in Truth.
By the time you read this article, His Grace would have formally launched the consultation on the “Draft framework towards an Environmental Policy for the Archdiocese”. On March 14, Catholic News will publish a 4-page pull out of the Draft framework.
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
On February 20 the world marked World Day of Social Justice. In 2009 the 192-member UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution to observe this day annually.
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
Today is Valentine’s Day; a day when the word “love” will be uttered by all and sundry across the land. But while we express our love for others, let us not forget that God wishes us to love and respect ourselves also.
By Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ
I return to T&T from London this week. Recent research (Jan 26) by the UK Charity, Save the Children, shows that the number of UK children living in homes in which there is “severe poverty” rose by 260,000 to 1.7 million from 2004 – 2008, that is, in the four years before the UK recession.