Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

Allow me to emphasise a point I made in yesterday’s homily, “We can be growing in some aspects of our spiritual lives, but fail to see...

Prayer keeps us connected with our God. It is such a necessary element in our spiritual lives that we hear Jesus exhorting us to “pray...

Our life is spent harnessing energy and expending it. The former is achieved from a proper diet, rest and relaxation. The latter is spent...

In this current pandemic, there is now the requirement that those who wish to travel must show their vaccination card. Those who belong...

In a religious context, a Priest is a mediator between the Divine and the people. The Priest offers prayers for the self and for the...

Since our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, we can glean how we should strive to live and present our bodies to the Lord when we...

Today’s gospel pericope shatters all our senses, sensibility and logic. Jesus said we are to forgive our brother who sins and repents....

When we assess what is truly important to us, that will become our focus and will consume most of our energy. Work, study and exercise...

Our world comprises many people of varied personalities, mindset and views. Everyone is free to believe, choose and act based on one’s...

The parables of the lost sheep and lost coin (Lk. 15: 1-10) highlight just how easy each of us can ‘get lost’ when we give in to sin....

We worship and praise God for His blessings. We do not worship and idolise our blessings over God. Jesus makes this clear in today’s...

Today’s gospel (Mk. 15:33-39; 16:1-6) affirms our memorial acclamation, “Christ has died, Christ is risen.” If we choose to die with...

Today we celebrate All Saints. Who is a Saint? A Saint is one who allows the word of God and the grace He imparts to shape, fashion and...

Jesus declares that humility leads to exaltation (Lk. 14:7-11). There are many ways one can exercise humility. One way is to refrain from...

Whereas it is easy to identify and choose between good and evil, very often the clash in life is between two ‘goods’ from different...

Before the Lord chose His Apostles, He spent the night in prayer (Lk. 6:12-16). This is a real and wonderful example for us to imitate....

Some people treat Church as a club rather than as a community of believers in God. The struggle for power; the ‘payment’ of dues; a...

No act of goodness, no matter how small nor seemingly insignificant, ever goes unnoticed by God. In fact, any ‘drop’ of good we do is a...

“You are set free.” These words of Jesus to the woman in today’s gospel (Lk. 13:10-17) are also meant for each of us. If we repent, are...

Our God gives us two gifts that enable us to bear fruit for His glory: time and His Spirit. We are all given the gift of time to be used...