An important anniversary of our Diocese passed quietly last month. It was the Inauguration of the Diocese of Georgetown and the installation of the first Bishop of Georgetown. Sunday July 22nd 1956 saw the inauguration of the...

I am sure you have heard this joke before. A church had bats living in its roof. After several failed attempts to remove them, the priest announced that he had solved the problem. “What was the solution?’ someone asked. “I had them...

Last week, we considered how a Samaritan Church combines charity with justice and confronts “structures of sin.” We conclude this series by exploring what is meant by “development”. What does Catholic Social Teaching say about...

We all face choices. What should I study? Is this relationship right for me?  Should I speak up? Should I forgive? Should I accept this job, migrate, remain in Guyana, get married, enter religious life, or take another...

Guyana is living through a dark moment. Everywhere we turn, we see news of the ferry disaster. Around one hundred people, including children, are now believed to have died. Behind every number is a name, a family and a home with an empty...

With grieving hearts, we mourn the lives lost in the MV Barima tragedy and stand in prayerful solidarity with the families, survivors, and all who continue to carry the pain of this loss. But mourning alone is not enough. Our faith...

“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.” St John Paul II If you were asked to list three ways of strengthening Guyanese society, what would your response be? When we speak about...

Today July 14th marks 47 years since Jesuit priest Fr. Bernard Darke was murdered on Brickdam in Georgetown. Fr. Darke was killed because he was mistaken for Fr. Andrew Morrison SJ, who was the Editor of the Catholic Standard at that...

On June 24, two powerful earthquakes in neighbouring Venezuela left close to 2,000 people dead. Earlier, on June 5, Guyana was shaken by the killing of a seven-year-old boy during a home invasion at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, in which...

"If we want more vocations in Guyana, we must create a culture where young people understand and live their faith, hear God’s call, discover their gifts, and are encouraged to answer with courage." On June 24th, I celebrated my...