Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

Every parent wants what is best for their child. The mother of Zebedee’s sons request of the Lord (Mt. 20:20-23) is not unlike many...

The Season of Lent serves as a basis on how we can grow and become “the greatest” by being each other’s servant (Mt. 23:11). We are all...

Do we take time to reflect on what our lives would be if our God did not grant us His mercy? Given our human weakness, what would become...

As limited human beings, we will never truly be perfect. We can try and aim for perfection, but our weaknesses — if not in action then in...

We can be in the presence of others and not feel connected. This is true of a family who sits at table or any gathering of people. The...

What do we want when we die? Do we want to see the Lord and spend eternity with Him? If yes, then pray to live a life that pleases the...

Lent is a time of penance and penitence. Our spiritual exercises are primarily aimed at our growth in grace. Jesus makes reference to...

An authentic prayer life should enable us to either draw closer to the Lord and align our lives to His word, or help us to identify what...

Our Lenten theme, ‘Give Me your heart’, provides much to ponder in our prayer. Do we truly love the Lord with ALL our heart? Are there...

To choose to follow the Lord is to deliberately ‘get up and walk away’ from a life that keeps us spiritually paralysed, which eventually...

It is one thing to do something, it is quite another to do it for the right reason and to derive the proper result. Take the example of...

Lent is about almsgiving, praying and fasting (Mt. 6:1-6; 16-18). Lent is about denying ourselves, taking up our cross and following the...

As we begin the Season of Lent, let us return to the Lord with all our heart (Jl. 2:12), for He is gracious and merciful (Jl. 2:13). May...

When an individual chooses to be a ‘light’ for Christ — the Light of the world — you will disturb the darkness in others. The light of...

We all want to be with the Lord and live eternally with Him in heaven. But in order for this to happen, we have to die. Death is the...

Jesus declares that the kingdom of God belongs to children (Mk. 10:13-16). Children have so much to learn; are ready to play, and have no...

Those for whom marriage is a source of joy, have learnt how to embrace the grace that God gives in the union. Two individuals living as...

Our approach to today’s gospel (Mk. 9:41-50) can be viewed in two ways. We can view the words of Jesus as someone who knows our faults...

We are all called by God to work and build His kingdom. To do this, our Lord gives each of us unique gifts to be used for His glory. If...

Today we celebrate the Chair of Peter, a recognition of Peter (and his successors) being the assigned leader of the Church that Jesus...