Stella Maris Catholic Church

What we treasure usually demands our energy, time and focus. Our treasure includes our spouses, children, family and friends. It also...

The words of Jesus, “Come to me” (Mt. 11:28) provide such comfort, that they should ring in our ears every day of our lives. Life...

God’s mighty deeds in our lives (Mt. 11:20-24) are not only to reveal His power and love, but also for our sanctification and salvation....

When we choose to love as God commands, we will be in conflict with not only our family (Mt. 10:34-40), but also with all those who are...

Which lover ever said to the beloved, “You have captured every iota of my being. I am so captivated by your presence that I want to count...

Today’s Gospel (Mk. 6:1-6) ends on a note of incredulity, “Jesus was amazed at their lack of faith.” People will always justify why they...

Nature abhors a vacuum. If we do not fill a space with one thing, it will be filled, either with or without our consent, by something...

Psychology helps us to understand human behaviour. Freud is credited with the concept of ‘projection’, whereby people project unto others...

The Lord loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. 9:7). When we give without any agenda except to please the Lord, pray to Him not out of duty but...

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...

Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, reveals the following line, “He that dies pays all debts” (Act 3). This is true in the physical plane because...

Obedience is rooted in love. We can obey but be resentful, or feel victimized, because of our disconnect from the people, structure or...

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...

Isn’t it amazing how Jesus gives us the simplest way to please God and be at peace, and yet we make it complicated or even justify why we...

There is nothing more beautiful than genuine love. As beings created by God who is love, we best mirror our God when we reveal love to...

We are blessed by God with twenty fours in a day. In that period of time, we eat, work, play and sleep. Amid all the daily essentials and...

Our God is holy. When we ‘enter’ into His presence, it should be with a sense of awe and a conscious awareness of our sins. These sins...

“Behold, your mother” (Jn. 19:27). The bond and love of a mother is beyond compare. She is the one who brings life into the world, and...

As the Lord “protected” and “guarded” the Apostles so that “none of them was lost” (Jn. 17:12), so too we are called to be ‘Guardians of...