During my brief stay in Kingston in September, I met with Dr Martin Schade. Our lively conversation spanned many a subject related to society and religion. Dr Schade is a philosopher and theologian. Of American parentage, he was born in Tokyo,...
Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte, or Our Lady of Holy Death, is a religious movement that mainstream Christianity has condemned. So far, this warning has been ignored. With origins in Mexico, Santa Muerte has spread to the United States, and is...
“Do not neglect the works due to the gods and the fathers! Let your mother be to you like unto a god! Let your father be to you like unto a god!” Aittiriyaka Upanishad 1.11.2 (Hinduism) Without a wise teacher, the many truths inscribed in...
Sunita Maharaj is an educator and humanitarian. Her appointment as a Global Goodwill Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago has put her at the fore of a phenomenon sweeping Europe and the Americas. Political and economic upheaval across the globe has...
Leadership is defined as ‘the action of leading a group of people or an organisation’. When rigidly enforced, leadership creates a host of problems ranging from groupthink, loss of individuality, and sheepish obedience, to abuse of power. Rooted in...
In less than 24 hours, the young man was fast becoming a philosopher. The hospital does that to you. He sat bandaged, but upbeat. After all, he had not broken a single bone after the freak accident outside his home. However, around him gasps of...
I recently received a letter from a reader, an excerpt of which stated: “Maybe, I am wrong, but I am thinking that one of the reasons why Jamaica is such a violent country is not because there aren’t more Christians, but because we don’t honour our...
“It’s easy to destroy the black man because his people will help you do it.” Leaving Neverland aired on HBO on March 6 to mixed reviews. Lines are drawn in the sand as Michael Jackson’s defenders work overtime to protect the legacy of arguably...
The false preacher replaces the delinquent father/husband, the incarcerated father/husband, the murdered father/husband, and the poor father/husband. Black communities have their fair share of Christian preachers, leaders presumably anointed by the...
