By: Ottrisha Carter The Conference on Theology in the Caribbean Today (CTCT) hosted an online conversation between one of its founders, Msgr. Patrick ‘PABA’ Anthony and an executive member, Dr. Adanna James, on April 20th, 2023. As the CTCT prepares to host this year’s conference from June 26th – 30th, in Grenada, Msgr. Anthony took viewers down memory lane. To begin, Msgr. Anthony shared that after the closure of the…Keep Reading
The Catholic Church in Grenada rejoices in the election of Bro. BARRY NOEL, a son of Grenada, as the new Congregational leader(Superior General) of the Presentation Brothers. He I’d the first Grenadian to lead an international congregation in the Catholic Church. The Brothers have run schools in Grenada, Trinidad and St.Lucia as well as in Ireland, USA Africa and Canada. As in Grenada they continue to make an outstanding contribution…Keep Reading
Becoming a Synodal Church is the mandate of the Church in the AEC region. At the 67th AnnualPlenary Meeting, held April 23-28, 2023 in Aruba, the AEC Bishops committed to transform thechurch at every level to reflect the call to synodality by Pope Francis. This commitment to walktogether shaped both the agenda and the approach of the entire meeting where Sexual Abuse,Crime and Violence, and Solidarity with Haiti were discussed….Keep Reading
Bishop Clyde Martin Harvey and the Diocese of St. George’s in Grenada, thanks the Minister of Infrastructure and Prime Minister, the Hon. Dickon Mitchell, the Minister of Implementation and Transformation, the Hon. Andy Williams, the Parliamentary Representative for St. Andrew South West the Hon. Lennox Andrews, the Permanent Secretaries, public servants and faithful citizens who contributed to the safe demolition of the Old R.C. Church at Grenville that partially collapsed…Keep Reading
December 19th 2022 will make it 25 years since our beloved parish priest Fr. Edward Conlon suddenly passed away. Even if it has been 25 years his memory is still alive in the hearts and mind of the parishioners of St. Martin De Porres (Crochu) and St. Joseph’s (Pomme Rose) Catholic churches. Father Ed as he was commonly known came to Grenada in 1982, a native from Cincinnati, Ohio. He…Keep Reading
“Enlarge the Space of Your Tent” is the title of the document issued on October 27, to mark the Continental Stage of the current Synod of Bishops 2021 – 24. It is taken from Chapter 4, verse 2 of the Prophet Isaiah. The whole verse reads “Enlarge the space of your tent, stretch out your hangings, freely, lengthen your ropes, make your pegs firm”. The verse evokes the image of…Keep Reading
Loved and spoilt by her father who died at age 45, her older sister Clarice was also her class teacher and the one who exerted quite some discipline on Cita. This obviously helped in shaping the character of this remarkable Grenadian woman Religious sister of Saint Joseph of Cluny, teacher, aunt, confidant, friend, counsellor, and mother of so many who have come to love and hold her in high esteem….Keep Reading
I first saw Sr. Gabrielle just before the beginning of the 1979 school year. It was the year I entered St. Joseph’s Convent, St. George’s. I remember her purposeful stride, serious countenance, penetrating stare and substantial stature… and did she look formidable! You see, she was the Mistress of Discipline then, and certainly she looked the part. At some point in our class’s tenure at SJC, she was gone for…Keep Reading
A new team of Youth Emergency Action Committee volunteers was recently installed in St David. The community, disaster response arm of Caritas which started in 2011 with YEAC Grand Anse is now established in all parishes of the tri-island state. Project manager Roseann Redhead reiterates the relevance of the skills training which YEAC offers. According to her, YEAC is an amazing journey. It provides a different learning experience for our…Keep Reading
Bishop of the Diocese of St George’s-in-Grenada Clyde Martin Harvey has described the first meeting of Diocesan Pastoral leaders as the process of moving from one understanding of the church to another, while encouraging the church to be open to the process.The meeting set the pace for the thought-provoking process of generating suggestions on how the Diocesan Pastoral Council should function and who should serve on it. The Council, once…Keep Reading
The 47th Anniversary of Grenada’s Independence seems like a good time to reflect on what we might refer to as “our politics.” As a nation we must never forget that our politics were sometimes violent and that old enmities still persist. Issues from the past still haunt us and we have not yet succeeded in building consensus around a vision for the future based on the talents and abilities of…Keep Reading
