pastoral plan

October 11, 2019

Laity can offer support and constructive criticism for parish leaders

As the Archdiocese of Port of Spain rolls out its pastoral priorities from its Pastoral Plan (2020–25), focusing on Hospitality, Homilies, and Hymns (3Hs), Fr Robert […]
September 26, 2019

Questions for the would-be preacher

Archbishop Jason Gordon continues discussing key aspects of the homily. The Dynamic of the Text is finding that action in the text, that Christ wants to […]
September 19, 2019

God speaks through the Word

Last week Archbishop Jason Gordon shared on preaching as a call, and the need for the priest to have a vision/aspiration for his community. In this […]
September 13, 2019

Preach to connect with the people

The following is an article on Homilies which takes excerpts of talks given by Archbishop Jason Gordon “The preacher must know the heart of his community, […]
September 6, 2019

Sing the ‘Amen’ with gusto!

We continue from last week, noting that every piece of liturgical music has a function for the worshipping community and assumes a certain form in which […]
August 30, 2019

Form and function of liturgical music

As we prepare for weekend liturgies, it is important that we pay closer attention to our music selections. The following lets us look at music and […]
August 16, 2019

Good music makes the Mass alive

By Fr Steve Ransome “A hymn is the praise of God in song”—St Augustine. Music is a very essential component of any liturgical celebration. Music in […]
August 8, 2019

Hospitality beyond the Eucharistic experience

By Fr Don Chambers In last week’s article, I posited that the Church’s ministry of hospitality is grounded and shaped by our friendship or relationship with […]