Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

Our Lord is our light. We who follow Him are empowered to be His light. Our light of good thoughts, words and actions are to be like a...

We are given life so that we may know the love of God and His power in our lives. When we seek to please Him, we must expect hostile...

From Eden until the end of time, the battle between light and darkness rages on. Whereas the snake symbolised evil in the garden, this...

Believers should take great care in not allowing familiarity with the gospel to leave us cold and unaffected. We hear how the Disciples...

When an individual chooses to be a ‘light’ for Christ — the Light of the world — you will disturb the darkness in others. The light of...

The illuminated glory of the Lord’s resurrection shines on every episode of His journey as human on earth. His “new life” after death...

The fullness of the divinity of the Father is revealed in the divinity of the Son. However, the fullness of the humanity of the Son veils...

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

When one enters a dark room, there is hesitancy and fear. But when the light is turned on, there is clarity and confident movement. To be...

In today’s gospel, we hear Jesus expounding the frightening words, “Woe to you blind guides” (Mt. 23:13-22). Unlike those who are...

The purpose of inspiration is to provide motivation. If we are not motivated, we become despondent. If we are not inspired, we become...

“The lamp of the body is the eye” (Mt. 6:22). If we gaze on beauty, we aspire to draw close to beauty and become beautiful. If we fix our...

Only strong people can love the way God desires (Mt. 5:43-48). People who choose to make themselves enemies of each other are revealing...

We either transform the darkness around us or become imitators of it. We either rise above the evil we encounter in others or become...

Jesus tells us to let the light of our good works shine (Mt. 5:16). There are two pitfalls to be avoided. The first is to remember that...

The faintest light will illuminate through any blanket of darkness. But there will always be a conflict between the two. Every individual...

Believers gather to worship the Lord. Are we consciously aware of the difference between being “astonished” by the teaching and preaching...

Are we ready to take the challenge to grow spiritually in this New Year? One indicator of our growth is to measure the ‘standard’ of...

We can never please people. Whether we fast or eat (Mt. 11:18-19), there will be negative comments by others. We are called to be the...

The night comes quickly this time of year in our region. Our lights are turned on earlier so that we see and navigate our way. In the...