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On the rooftop

For several of the couples, including my wife Lisa and I, it was the first time on the 4th floor building rooftop which gave us a majestic view of the Tranquility tennis courts and the Queen’s Park Savannah. It was, however, not outside on the roof but in the cosy room within, where Leslie was […]

Moderator Training for updated Family Courses

By Gregory O’Young On the weekend of 17-18th November 2012 Family Enrichment in Trinidad and Tobago turned a new page in the exciting story of family life and the nurturing of its development in this country. The Caribbean Institute of Family Development played host to three dynamic speakers – Carlos Morel and Karen and Ricardo Portela who […]

Family Course in Martinique

In collaboration with the Institut pour l’Education dans la Famille (www.ipef.fr), the Caribbean Institute for Family Development held its very first workshop for couples in Martinique in April this year (2012). Renaud and Sylvie de Beauminy from Toulouse moderated the sessions. The couple have six children themselves and enriched the sessions sharing experiences they have […]

Passing on the Faith through personal testimony

Every child is God’s vote of confidence in the parents, by entrusting to them a son or daughter called to eternal happiness. Faith is the best legacy parents can pass on to their children. It is the only thing that’s truly important, since it is what gives ultimate meaning to our life.

Collapse of Cultural Norms Regarding Marriage, Childbirth ‘Has Been a Disaster’

By Father John Flynn, LC (While the following article is based on statistics in the U.S., we can certainly learn a great deal from it for our country Trinidad and Tobago where marriage is in crisis) ROME, SEPT. 14, 2012 (Zenit.org).- The economic problems caused by single parenthood were the topic of a report published […]