1 year ago, my husband Mike became unconscious and was hospitalised for two weeks before passing away on March 14. The trauma of his hospitalisation resurfaced every time I looked at the calendar and realised that the end of February was quickly approaching. As we get closer to the first anniversary since his passing, I reflect on how I would…
By Allan & Tonia Gooding Sector Couple, Teams of Our Lady, Trinidad & Tobago Teams of Our Lady (TOOL) Trinidad and Tobago extends an invitation to married couples to participate in the ‘The Marriage Course’ (TMC) created by Nicky & Sila Lee as part of the Alpha programme. ‘The Marriage Course’ has, and continues to have, excellent reviews that can…
Celebrating the Jubilee Year: How Families Can Join in Faith and Hope The Family Life Commission recently hosted a meeting focused on discussing the Jubilee year and how families can celebrate this special time with faith, hope, and community. With a rich agenda that included initiatives, outreach strategies, and discussions on faith-based family programs, the meeting was an opportunity for…
For its first formation session the AFLC Mental Health Resource professionals met on Friday 24th January at the Seminary of St. John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs. Ten mental health professionals were present, along with team lead Alicia Hoyte, Episcopal Delegate Tricia Syms and AFLC staffers Taye and Darendra. The morning opened with a Visio Divina with the Jubilee logo,…
As the Church entered the Jubilee Year 2025, the Archdiocesan Family Life Commission (AFLC) gathered its stakeholders for a Jubilee Prayer and Brunch on Saturday, January 18 at the Belmont Pastoral Campus in Belmont. The event provided a sacred space for reflection, renewal, and communal discernment, focusing on the theme of becoming pilgrims of hope in marriage and family ministry.…
Parenting today is undeniably complex, influenced by socio-economic disparities, crime, single-parent households, evolving disciplinary practices, and the pervasive impact of social media. Responding to these challenges, the Archdiocesan Family Life Commission (AFLC) remains steadfast in its mission to support parents and build nurturing families within the diocese and across Trinidad and Tobago. On November 23, 2024, 17 enthusiastic participants began…
By Fr Robert Christo Vicar for Communications Growing up in St James, I knew what it meant to be raised by a village. Our street–no more than 200 metres long–was a tapestry of cultures and faiths, with six or seven different religions living side by side. But more than that, it was a community where everybody cared for everybody. If…
At the monthly online EnCourage meeting on Monday, January 20 from 7pm, the session began with a prayer invitation to explore the Jubilee 2025 logo and the theme: Pilgrims of Hope, using Romans 5: 3-5 “we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because…
On January 12, 2025, the Archdiocesan Family Life Commission (AFLC) hosted an Introduction to Parenting session for the parents of the St. Philip and St. James RC Church, Chaguanas, First Communion class. Anchored by the scripture from Romans 5:3-5, the session invited parents to reflect on their role as Pilgrims of Hope amidst life’s challenges. The session explored the “rough…
As the Church enters the Jubilee Year 2025, the Archdiocesan Family Life Commission (AFLC) gathered its stakeholders for a Jubilee Prayer and Brunch on Saturday, January 18 at the Belmont Pastoral Campus in Belmont. The event provided a sacred space for reflection, renewal, and communal discernment, focusing on the theme of becoming pilgrims of hope in marriage and family ministry.…
