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Lenten Bytes
Christianity is the only religion that joyfully celebrates a Saviour. We believe that “while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 26, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
We all need help to live the spiritual life. It is impossible to observe all that the Lord asks of us without surrendering to the Holy...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 25, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
When we lose something of value and are blessed to find it, we rightly celebrate. The loss can be an inanimate item such as the key to...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 23, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
There is no greater feeling than the satisfaction one feels from a job well done. The positive results obtained as a result of the...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 22, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
We are all creatures of habit and routine. We arise at roughly the same time each day, and move into a schedule with which we are...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 21, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
Life begets life. Our Father who is life, gives us the blessing of life. Jesus, our resurrection and life, gives us new life if we follow...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 20, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
God is the giver of all good gifts. He who gives us life and all that we need, now invites us to use our lives to be gifts for each...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 19, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
We all fail, in varying degrees, to keep the Lord’s commandments. One example is that the vast majority of us may not have killed another...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 18, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
Every couple who chooses to love and grow in a relationship, will see and experience the strengths and weaknesses of the other. The good...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 16, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
The path to true holiness is a step by step process. It is a continuous journey and interplay between ‘looking within’ and going ‘further...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 15, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
When we pray, do we come to our Father as children who know we are loved? Jesus tells us to, “Ask, and it will be given to you” (Mt....
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 14, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
Repent and live. This graceful truth is the core message of Jesus. At the beginning of His Ministry, Jesus said, “Repent, for the kingdom...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 13, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
Lent invites us to recognise our sins and failings, and humbly seek the Lord’s forgiveness. Through the sufferings of Christ, we are...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 12, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
Our God is three Persons in one. All three Persons act as one, doing everything to draw us into their sacred presence, to enjoy a bond of...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 11, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
Jesus says to each of us as He said to Levi, “Follow me” (Lk. 5:27). The excitement to be in His presence can be quickly and painfully...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 9, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
During Lent, we follow the ‘bridegroom’ into the wilderness and fast with Him. The ‘bridegroom is taken away’ (Mt. 9:15) and so we fast...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 8, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
In order to reveal the Father’s love, Jesus had to empty Himself and become one of us (Phil. 2:7). He gave up everything He had with His...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 7, 20191 min read


Lenten Bytes
We now begin our Lenten observance. This Season is a gift from God for us to turn away from sin and turn back to Him so that we may live....
Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 6, 20191 min read


Today's Byte
Today, the words of Jesus, “Take courage” (Mk. 6:50) have special meaning for Dad and me. Mom died peacefully at home yesterday at...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Jan 9, 20191 min read


Christmas Bytes
Among the memories of my childhood are those I spent with my grandmother. She raised animals and it was my joy to play with them. I...
Fr. Howard Thompson
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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