Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

When God blesses, He holds nothing in reserve. When He loves, He never takes it back. When He ‘sows’ (Mk. 4:1-20) the seeds of faith and...

Jesus reveals that belonging to the family of God is not about wealth, status or power. It is about doing the will of God (Mk. 3:35)....

True conversion begins with an encounter, and is sustained with new vision and insight. We see these truths in the conversion of Paul...

“I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (Heb. 8:10). People imitate the deity they choose to serve. Who is our God? Jesus is...

I woke up with a sense of joy because today is Mom’s birthday. Each time my mind recalls a memory of Mom, my heart sings and my spirit...

There are no limits, not even the sabbath, to doing good and saving a life (Mk. 3:4). To love those who are difficult to love; to forgive...

Believers are given a comforting reassurance in today’s first reading. We are told that God does not overlook the love and service we...

I like a glass of red wine....sometimes two (lol). When Jesus blessed the cup of wine at the Last Supper and pronounced it to be His...

When we come into the presence of the Lord in prayer, we are approaching the “throne of grace to receive mercy, and to find grace for...

Do we as believers and members of the family of God, really and truly desire each other’s salvation? Each believer has to examine oneself...

Unlike a beloved pet or a newborn infant, those of us who can think and talk are vocal in articulating our symptoms to a doctor in order...

When one feels ill and needs to be cured, effort is made to place oneself in the presence of a medical doctor. The symptoms are described...

Believers gather to worship the Lord. Are we consciously aware of the difference between being “astonished” by the teaching and preaching...

Life with our Lord is an adventure. He moves us from the ‘known’ to the ‘exciting’, in ways we never imagined. Jesus calls Simon and...

Are we ready to take the challenge to grow spiritually in this New Year? One indicator of our growth is to measure the ‘standard’ of...

Two years ago, today, Mom died. Although time has passed, the pain for Dad and me is still as real and as raw as if it was yesterday. We...

The beginning of wisdom is knowing that I do not know, and therefore I can be taught. If I think that I know everything about myself, the...

All authority belongs to the Lord. He who creates also dominates. The depiction of Jesus walking on the water (Mk. 6:48-52), shows that...

Today, the first Monday and working day of the New Year, we hear that Jesus now begins His public ministry (Mt. 4:23-25). Who says God...

Celebrate life. On the cusp on another New Year, with all the vicissitudes of this past year, a people of faith are blessed and called to...