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The Solemnity of Christ the King is celebrated on the final Sunday of the Church’s Liturgical year. This is the Sunday before Advent. Christ the King Sunday is the last Sunday of Ordinary Time. The weekdays that follow are also a part of Ordinary Time which ends on Saturday afternoon Read More →

Let your religion be less a theory and more a love affair. (GK Chesterton) It may be that the phrase “respect for life” too often in the popular mind only connotes the fifth commandment, and barely considers death-dealing behaviours like discrimination, gossip, lies, greed, and other Read More →

Ever wonder from where we get the word “sabbatical”? We hear of people going on a “sabbatical” meaning that after many years of working in a job they are now taking time off, sometimes with pay, to refresh themselves – bodies, minds or spirits or to learn new things. Read More →

The feast days of All Saints – November 1 and All Souls – November 2 are important days in the lives of Catholics. These days help us to reflect on the lives of those who have lived interesting lives on earth and are now with God, our Blessed Mother and the angels in Paradise. Read More →

The Rosary is an important part of our identity as Catholics. One can usually identify Catholics since many persons carry a Rosary as a chain, ring or bracelet or just in their pockets and handbags. Read More →

Recently some momentous events have happened in our Church and in our country. On the positive side we have had the ordination of Archbishop Joseph Harris to be our new Church leader and the ordination of Msgr Jason Gordon as bishop of Barbados and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In sy Read More →

During the month of September we celebrated catechists and honoured them for their contribution in passing on the faith to the young people in parishes and schools. As we continue the catechetical journey it is important that the issue of faith formation for catechists and teachers be Read More →

Catholic culture is alive and well at Caratal Sacred Heart RC School. As the new academic year 2011- 2012 began, the principal, staff and students opened the new term with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist on Wednesday, September 7. All sang lustily and there was active participat Read More →

Having served for the last 19 years at St Finbar’s Parish, my greatest desire was always to have the candidates develop a profound belief that Jesus lives in their hearts, that He is alive and desires to have a relationship with them. Read More →

The Archdiocesan Catechetical Office extends to all catechists of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain a resounding “Thank You’ for the many years of quiet service in the ministry of Catechesis to your parish and by extension to the Archdiocese. Ours is a ministry that we cannot do alone. Read More →