Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

In the Season of Advent, we wait for the Lord. We look forward to the Lord’s return at the end of time. We also joyfully celebrate His...

When one is ‘in love’, one not only goes beyond the ordinary in order to please the other, but may also ‘dive into an ocean of insanity’....

What causes spiritual paralysis? Three answers are given in today’s gospel (Lk. 5:17-26). The first is sin. In order for the Lord’s...

Look and love. Everyone and everything in our world is created by God and is pronounced “good”. There is so much beauty to celebrate if...

Today I am inviting you to offer two prayers during our Advent journey. The first is to pray to see the Lord in all circumstances of our...

What is the difference between a wise person and a fool? Jesus declares that the wise person is one who hears the word of the Lord and...

How wide is our “prayer net” when we approach the Lord? We usually pray for our families, friends and those who are close to us. We also...

How many of us come to the Lord in prayer and ask, “What do you want of me?” We often tell the Lord what we want and need. We do this in...

Science, reason and common sense are all good and useful gifts. They take us safely to the edge of the cliff. It is at that point, when...

The quality of our relationship with our God is not limited to our peace and joy when times are good, but is more concrete when we face...

Change is constitutive in life. We prepare, adjust and cope with change, or risk being left behind. However, even though change is real...

No matter how dark the night, the sun will rise in the morning. No matter how long the drive through the tunnel, there is a light at the...

COVID-19 fatigue. We are tired of staying home, feeling restricted and unable to be as free and normal as we once were. Although the...

One way of dealing with stress is to anticipate or visualize scenarios before they happen, in order to have an action plan to cope....

How do we define our self-worth? Is our ultimate value based on what we have or what we share? The poor widow in today’s gospel (Lk....

Eternal life begins in the here and now. Our God who creates life, is “God of the living, for to Him all are alive” (Lk. 20:38). Our...

We can pray anywhere at any time. But the Lord tells us that, “My house shall be a house of prayer” (Lk. 19:46), affirming the words of...

“Open my eyes Lord, I want to see Jesus. To reach out and touch Him, and tell Him I love Him.” The more we train our eyes and choose to...

God’s blessings are not only for our personal security, but also for communal growth. We are blessed so that we can be channels of...

Our loving and good God created us with common sense so that we can address the many challenges of life. However, because we are limited...