Conversations with Archbishop J

October 2, 2024

Pathways for a synodal Church

Q: Archbishop J, how will the Synod work this year (Pt III)?  ‘Foundations’, ‘Relations’, ‘Pathways’, and ‘Places’ comprise the four sections of Instrumentum Laboris (IL), the […]
September 26, 2024

Deepening the synodal experience

Q: Archbishop J, how will the Synod work this year (Pt II)?  The working document Instrumentum Laboris (IL) sets out four sections for consideration during our […]
September 18, 2024

Synod: medicine for the soul of the Church and society

Q: Archbishop J, how will the Synod work this year? Synod 2021–2024 has been the largest consultative exercise the world has seen. Wherever there is a […]
September 11, 2024

Catechetics – time for a reimagination

Q: Archbishop J, how does catechetics relate to evangelisation? Catechetics and evangelisation are like a seamless robe. Where one begins and the other ends is a […]
August 29, 2024

Put nation above ‘tribe’

Q: Archbishop J, how do we heal our nation? It was 62 years ago, we embarked on the adventure of nationhood. We lowered the Union Jack […]
August 21, 2024

Lethal cocktail – bad parenting, inadequate education, rogue policing

Q: Archbishop J, how do we live with this high crime in T&T, Pt 3? For the last few weeks, I have been reflecting on crime […]
August 14, 2024

Cast light on crime & corruption

Q: Archbishop J, how do we live with this high crime in T&T, Pt 2? As I said in last Sunday’s column, crime is a complex […]
August 7, 2024

Working towards Trini-good

Q: Archbishop J, how do we live with this high crime in T&T? When we speak about high crime, it is usually murder to which we […]