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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • 4 days ago
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    If ever you feel discouraged or demotivated, take some time to pause and remember to whom you belong. You are created and loved by God....
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    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • 6 days ago
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    Jesus tells us to “remain in Him”, because without Him we “can do nothing” (Jn. 15:1-8). He who made us, desired that we be joined with...
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    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • May 13
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    What comfort and joy to hear the Lord say to each of us, “I will come back again and take you to myself” (Jn. 14:3). This places...
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    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • May 7
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    How do we react when we hear something that disturbs us? Do we imitate Peter and stay with the Lord as we trust Him to guide us? Or do we...
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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Apr 27
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    God did not create us in order to take pleasure to destroy us. From the beginning, He gave us all that we need so that we may have life...
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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Apr 25
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    As a people of Easter, we joyfully proclaim “Christ is risen.” We are empowered and sent to tell everyone the good news of eternal life...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Apr 1
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    Jesus claims an intimate knowledge of the Father, because He is from the Father who sent Him (Jn. 7:29). Our knowledge of our heavenly...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 22
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    Our Lenten journey is now getting intensified. The readings get longer and the call for our introspection gets louder. As we continue...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 19
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    To care for someone connected by ‘blood’ is love. To care for someone connected through ‘relationship’ is virtue. Joseph was not the...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 14
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    Do we take time to reflect on what our lives would be if our God did not grant us His mercy? Given our human weakness, what would become...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 7
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    Our Lenten theme, ‘Give Me your heart’, provides much to ponder in our prayer. Do we truly love the Lord with ALL our heart? Are there...
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    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 4
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    It is one thing to do something, it is quite another to do it for the right reason and to derive the proper result. Take the example of...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 2
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    As we begin the Season of Lent, let us return to the Lord with all our heart (Jl. 2:12), for He is gracious and merciful (Jl. 2:13). May...
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    Daily Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Feb 22
    • 1 min

    Daily Byte

    Today we celebrate the Chair of Peter, a recognition of Peter (and his successors) being the assigned leader of the Church that Jesus...
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    Daily Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Feb 14
    • 1 min

    Daily Byte

    Despite Jesus performing miracles and preaching the good news, the Pharisees still asked for a sign from Him (Mk. 8:11-13). Their doubt...
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    Daily Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Feb 8
    • 1 min

    Daily Bytes

    On a spiritual plane, laws are given to not only know what is right, but also to counteract the reality of selfishness. If our hearts are...
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    Daily Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Jan 27
    • 1 min

    Daily Bytes

    Do we practise prudence and discernment with regards to the things we hear? Do we find ourselves reacting impulsively to what comes to...
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    Daily Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Jan 18
    • 1 min

    Daily Byte

    If we believe that Jesus is Lord, then there are no limits to acknowledging, celebrating and sharing His goodness and love in the various...
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    Christmas Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Jan 6
    • 1 min

    Christmas Bytes

    For this New Year, are we prepared to follow the Lord even more intensely in our love for Him and care for His people? It is because He...
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    Christmas Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    Christmas Bytes

    How involved are parents today in the spiritual lives of their children? Do you set times in the home for family prayer and Bible...
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