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Doing the will of the Father

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Post date March 3, 2011

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

On CCSJ’s monthly TV programme (Ask Why) on channel 10 Tuesday, Feb 22, I urged those involved in Carnival to embrace the teachings of our faith regarding modesty, appropriate behaviour etc. Remember, your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 6:19-20).

On the programme Dr Hollis Liverpool aka Chalkdust – described as “one of calypso’s true intellectuals”, Felix Edinborough, T&T’s best Pierrot Grenade, and I, discussed the theme: Promoting Social Justice through Culture. A copy of the programme is available on DVD from CCSJ’s office.

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Fr Joe’s Gospel Reflection Feb 27 – Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

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Post date February 25, 2011

by Fr Joseph Harris, CSSp

Gospel: Matthew 6, 24 – 34

Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they?

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Standing up for our beliefs

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Post date February 24, 2011

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ

Recently I heard that I was being “pounded” on a radio programme about views I had expressed in the media about the Church’s teaching on same-sex marriage/union. I recall what the representative of the Parish Council at Los Bajos RC Church, Erin, said to me when he presented me with a plant, known locally as the “Crown of Thorns”. He reminded me that all of us who walk in the footsteps of our Lord must be prepared to suffer for our faith.

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Social justice publication

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Post date February 18, 2011

Juliana Brint

Hello,
I am writing to alert you to the recent publication of The Social Mission of the U.S. Catholic Church: A Theological Perspective by Charles E. Curran, a book that may be of interest to readers of the Catholic Commission for Social Justice blog.

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Fr Joe’s Gospel Reflection Feb 20 – Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

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Post date February 18, 2011

by Fr Joseph Harris, CSSp

Gospel: Matthew 5: 38 – 48

Jesus said to his disciples: “You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one as well. If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand over your cloak as well. Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go for two miles. Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.