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May 1
1 min

Easter Bytes

Every authentic believer can gain courage while being challenged by today’s readings. We see the worshipping “women of prominence” and...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Apr 30
1 min

Easter Bytes

What troubles your heart? Many issues in life often stir contentment or contention. We sometimes take the things that stir contentment...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Apr 27
1 min

Easter Bytes

I lost another family member to the novel coronavirus yesterday. He was a dear Uncle who was close to Mom, Dad and me. Uncle was the...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Apr 17
1 min

Easter Byte

The test of faith is not found in the moment of peace, but when the storm blows. It is easy to speak of faith when times are good, but...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Apr 6
1 min

Easter Bytes

It is not always easy maintaining a sense of hope, joy and peace through the very difficult moments of life. Whether it be the ill health...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Mar 25
1 min

Lenten Bytes

What are you afraid of? Some fear death, while others fear loneliness, rejection, failure, loss of income, deteriorating health, or even...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Mar 19
1 min

Lenten Bytes

A few years ago, I had a conversation with a dear friend who died last year. He loved God, but had a difficulty with the fact that when...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Mar 16
1 min

Lenten Bytes

When no one seems to understand our plight, when no one responds to our need or gives us the assistance we need, we can take comfort that...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Mar 15
1 min

Lenten Bytes

In our spiritual journey, do we emphatically seek the Lord who gives, or seek primarily the gifts of God? Experience shows that we desire...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Feb 15
1 min

Daily Byte

What happens when we have questions to which we have no answers? We read that the first people, Adam and Eve, had three sons (Gn. 4:1-15,...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Jan 30
1 min

Daily Byte

God cares. Everything that brings happiness or sorrow; joy or pain; health or illness; calm or storm, is known to God and is of concern....

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Jan 6
1 min

Christmas Byte

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...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Jan 4
1 min

Christmas Byte

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...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Dec 24, 2020
1 min

Advent Byte

So here we are beloved, we made it to the Eve of Christmas. This has been a challenging year, but by the grace of God we made it. Even as...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Nov 25, 2020
1 min

Daily Byte

Many are tired of the pandemic restrictions and conforming to the COVID-19 guidelines. Some are tired of masks, and are frustrated in not...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Nov 13, 2020
1 min

Daily Byte

As we come to the cessation of another liturgical year, thoughts of death and the end time become more apparent. Jesus speaks of...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Oct 3, 2020
1 min

Daily Byte

News reaching us, struggles within us and experiences around us can evoke emotions of joy or sadness. Each of us will experience moments...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Oct 2, 2020
1 min

Daily Byte

There is an interesting stream of thought in today’s readings. Job is asked by God if he has ever “commanded the morning and shown the...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Sep 25, 2020
1 min

Daily Byte

When we ponder the answers to the various questions concerning Jesus, do we then have the courage to live out the implications of our...

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Fr. Howard Thompson

Sep 23, 2020
1 min

Daily Byte

God made us. We, like the Angels, are ‘wired’ to glorify Him and let His glory known. Jesus called His Disciples to get to know Him, and...

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