Editorial

February 11, 2026

Our uncomfortable Carnival choices

Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival, the so-called Greatest Show on Earth, is often described as the nation’s most honest mirror. In it, we see our creativity, resilience, […]
February 4, 2026

Give flavour and shine a light

“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” Jesus’ words to His followers in Matthew’s Gospel (5:13–16) are short, familiar, […]
January 28, 2026

The Beatitudes – check yourself

Matthew’s account of the Beatitudes (Mt 5:1–12), this Sunday’s Gospel, is familiar territory. We hear it often, nod along politely, and move on. Yet familiarity has […]
January 21, 2026

The Word comes home

By Wendy Ann Jones Principal, Catholic Bible Institute Once a year, the Church pauses to do something both radical and obvious: she listens. Sunday of the […]
January 14, 2026

Reining in our recklessness

The debate over increased fines for breaching road regulations has largely been framed in economic terms—how much is too much, who can afford to pay, and […]
January 7, 2026

What righteousness demands

This Sunday’s Gospel of Matthew for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord recounts a moment of radical humility: Jesus, sinless yet baptised among sinners, […]
December 29, 2025

Peace be with you!

The message of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on the LIX World Day of Peace emphasises the urgency for peace, “the peace of the risen Christ—a […]
December 25, 2025

What went wrong with the babies?

What is more harmless than the sight of a sleeping child or a smiling one? When that child is a grandchild, there is an overpowering effect—families […]