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Lenten Bytes
The Lord always calls us to come back to Him (Jer. 4:1). It is so easy to drift away from Him as our minds justify why we should do what...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 20, 20201 min read


Lenten Bytes
Death is a reality in the journey of life. Today we mourn with the rest of the world as we learn of our first death from the Coronavirus...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 19, 20202 min read


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The only constant in life is change. One minute we are walking on familiar ground, the next we find ourselves navigating a shaking floor...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 18, 20201 min read


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In the face of the current pandemic of Covid-19, how do we keep calm and not panic? The readings today offer some solutions. Jesus states...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 17, 20201 min read


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We are now living a new normal. Local and global information has brought the force of the awareness and effects of Covid-19 to our...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 16, 20201 min read


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“Our Father in heaven” (Mt. 6:9). These beautiful words are given to us from His Son, Jesus the Christ. The parable that Jesus shares...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 14, 20201 min read


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We worship a God who is jealous (Ex. 20:5).Although He does not need our attention, He desires our worship, for no other reason than...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 13, 20201 min read


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Christians believe Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead. We also believe that He will return to take us back to that place He...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 12, 20201 min read


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Jesus declares He came not to be served but to serve (Mt. 20:28). The ultimate aim of service is the good of the other. It is an attitude...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 11, 20201 min read


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To give authentic worship to God, means to place God above all people, things and even experiences. It is so easy to acknowledge God at...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 10, 20201 min read


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The face of one’s family member as opposed to the face of a stranger can elicit emotions that are sometimes similar or varied. When a...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 9, 20201 min read


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In life, we can approach every experience in the ‘expected’ or ‘exceptional’ manner. We can do a task with minimum effort with the aim of...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 7, 20201 min read


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God wants us to live and be saved. He does not “derive any pleasure from the death of the wicked”, but rejoices “when he turns from his...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 6, 20201 min read


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Have we owned and grown in our faith? We grow up hearing about Jesus from our parents, family, pastors, teachers and friends. We learn of...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 5, 20201 min read


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We are walking signs. We are living advertisements for Jesus. What we say and do either points effectively to the power of Christ in our...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 4, 20201 min read


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How can we be assured that our sins are forgiven? From the cross, Jesus cries out, “Father forgive them” (Lk. 23:34). The Bible tells us...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 3, 20201 min read


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It is not easy to show love to everyone. Some people make it difficult to love them as their words, attitude and actions often leave a...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 2, 20201 min read


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Lent invites us to recognise our faults and sins. But we own them and name them, not to keep them or be trapped by them, but to turn them...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 29, 20201 min read


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Any act of spiritual observance should have as its aim, our growth in holiness. If fasting leads to quarrelling and fighting (Is. 58:4),...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 28, 20201 min read


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Lent invites us to journey with our Lord in a more intense and focussed mindset. Jesus declares in today’s gospel that He must suffer...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 27, 20201 min read
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