Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

Belief is a culmination of ‘seeing’ through three eyes. Our physical eyes enable us to see the good in creation and in others. The ‘eyes’...

We can be a people whose stubbornness to see, yield or believe is evidenced by the barriers and reasons we propose to justify our...

Jesus tells us that the truth will set us free (Jn. 8:32). Jesus, who has said He is the ‘Truth’ (Jn. 14:6), is the one who frees us from...

The joy that comes from being in the presence of someone who truly loves and cares about you is often indescribable. Time seems to fly...

When God disturbs our lives, it is because He has something better in store. Joseph’s life and plans were suddenly interrupted by God...

When we affix labels on others, we attempt to determine who the other is and often allow our pre-determined summation to affect the way...

Jesus lived in the shadow of the cross. We hear in today’s gospel how He and the crowd knew the authorities wanted to kill him (Jn....

Jesus affirms that the works He does are a testimony that His Father sent Him (Jn. 5:36). As the Father sent His Son, so too we are sent...

Sin not only robs us of peace and joy, it threatens the promise of our inheriting eternal life. Our Father wants us to live and be happy...

There is glaring difference between an observer and a participant. This reality can be gleaned in today’s gospel (Jn. 5:1-3, 5-16). The...

When it comes to our practical lives merging with our faith lives, there are three things that we need to keep in mind: the power of...

The more a leopard steps out of the darkness and into the light, the more his spots are revealed. Jesus is the light of the world (Jn....

If we are to be judged on how well we love, what would be the verdict? Loving hearts will seek to do all we can to please God, and...

We have a God who is never distant, but always close to us. Jesus left heaven to meet us on earth. He journeyed out of the wilderness to...

Romantics see the world through eyes of love. They celebrate each experience as a gift. This brings joy to the heart and peace to the...

We may be familiar with the saying, “To err is human; to forgive divine.” We who sin and know others who do, know the struggle we all...

Love and suffering are the two ‘legs’ on which we walk in life. It is in our nature to love because we are made by God who is love (1 Jn....

In today’s gospel (Year A because the Elect begin their Scrutiny to prepare for the Sacraments of Initiation), Jesus tells the woman to...

The Prodigal Son is a popular story (Lk. 15:1-32). We are familiar with the younger son who went astray, but then his father was more...

Lent is a season of grace that invites us to do something for our own spiritual advancement, and make a difference in the lives of...