Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

“Blessed are those servants whom the master finds vigilant on his arrival” (Lk. 12:37). How do we please the Lord and remain “awake” when...

When the Holy Spirit speaks through us (Lk. 12:12), our words will become true sources of comfort; spur the challenge to change and...

Today, people make a concerted effort to present an exterior image. Beauty products and salons; gym membership; body contours and plastic...

During the month of October, we ponder ‘episodes’ in the life of Jesus as it relates to God’s plan of salvation in the mysteries of the...

Jesus performed many miracles. He taught the crowd with eloquence and conviction. He answered His detractors with such wisdom that often...

To choose to listen, is to be open to learn. Listening allows the ‘seed’ of knowledge to find a home in our minds, which hopefully leads...

When we learn to trust in the Lord and grow in love with Him, we will be given peace that passes all understanding. It becomes our anchor...

Life is much too short to waste energy on negativity. We will always have positive and negative experiences in life. The positive...

Existentially, we are a family of God because He is our Father and Creator. Relationally, we are loved as individuals who are called by...

It must have been a frightening moment for the Disciples when the Lord sent them out to proclaim the good news, heal the sick and rely on...

When the Lord called Matthew to follow Him (Mt. 9:9-13), Jesus not only saw the potential of Matthew being a Disciple, but He also knew...

Twenty years ago today, I watched the terrifying images on television. The sight of the Twin Towers in New York collapsing after being...

Most, if not all, believers have a religion-specific holy book. For Christians, almost everyone has a Bible, our inspired word of God....

We all descend from a long line of ancestors who tried to serve the Lord as best as they could. Some allowed the grace of the Lord to...

Three interesting points surface in today’ gospel (Lk. 6:12-19) for our reflection: 1. Jesus spent the night in prayer before making a...

Fasting, praying (Lk. 5:33) and almsgiving should not be restricted only to the Season of Lent, but is to be constitutive in every...

If we are to be just as productive as Peter and the disciples (Lk. 5:1-11) in gathering people for the Lord, three things can be gleaned:...

In a moment of crisis, people often make conditional statements that are contractual. “God, if you heal my loved one, I promise to go to...

Jesus was a good Jew. He fulfilled His “duty of love” by going to the synagogue, teaching and healing (Lk. 4:31-37)). Christians,...

In today’s gospel (Mt. 25:1-13), it is easy to think of the Wise Virgins as being unkind and selfish when they did not share their oil...