Holy Ghost Church

Holy Ghost Church forms part of an imposing granite complex, perhaps not now the landmark that it used to be, yet a significant institution in Richards Town...more

Word of Life - June 2009

Let us make an effort to practice the following verse from the Bible this month:

"I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5).

Imagine a branch cut off from the vine. It has no future, no hope; it is unproductive and there is nothing for it to do but dry up and be burned.

Think of the spiritual death we are destined for as Christians if we do not stay united to Christ. It is a frightening thought! It is complete sterility--even if we work hard from morning till night, even if we think we are doing good things for humanity, even if our friends applaud us, even if our earthly goods increase, even if we make considerable sacrifices. All this may mean something to us here on earth, but it has no meaning for Christ and for eternity, and that is the life that really matters.....more

The Redemptorists

Holy Ghost Parish is entrusted to the care of Redemptorist Priests. They are members of a society of missionary priests founded by St. Alphonsus Maria Liguori, on 9 Nov., 1732, at Scala, Italy, for the purpose of labouring among the neglected country people in the neighbourhood of Naples...more