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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Apr 30
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    What are some of your fears? Fears paralyse us and can cause us to panic. Fears include: divorce and death; failure and rejection; severe...
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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Apr 28
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    Jesus who “comes from above is above all” (Jn. 3:31-36). Only He can grant the true and full satisfaction to our hearts, that earthly...
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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Apr 22
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    When we experience scarcity of any kind, be eager to listen to the Lord and let Him lead us into surplus. In the gospel (Jn. 21:1-14),...
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    Lenten Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Mar 23
    • 1 min

    Lenten Bytes

    Our Lord tells us that the greatest in the Kingdom of heaven are those who obey and teach the commandments of God (Mt. 5:19). Is it any...
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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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    Advent Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Advent Bytes

    Every day, when it comes to doing the will of our God, each of us is given a choice to have a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ moment. Like Mary (Lk....
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    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 1 min

    Advent Bytes

    To be open to the Holy Spirit, is to be open to spiritual adventures. Mary consented to the word of God, and the Spirit that overshadowed...
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    Daily Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Oct 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily Byte

    In today’s gospel (Lk. 12:49-53), Jesus the Prince of peace declares that He has come to establish division. This statement is as strange...
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    Daily Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily Byte

    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...
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    Daily Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily Bytes

    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...
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    Daily Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Jun 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily Bytes

    Obedience is rooted in love. We can obey but be resentful, or feel victimized, because of our disconnect from the people, structure or...
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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • May 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    The Holy Spirit comes to guide us to all truth (Jn. 16:13). Pilate asked Jesus what is truth (Jn. 18:38)? Jesus declared that He is the...
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    Easter Bytes
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • May 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    Easter Bytes

    “I will be your sunshine, if you will be my flower.” Images expressed through words help us to understand the mystery of God who is love....
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    Daily Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Feb 11, 2021
    • 1 min

    Daily Byte

    Every individual is first and foremost a child of God. One’s gender, race and nationality are secondary incidentals based on biology,...
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    Christmas Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    Christmas Byte

    Parents and Grandparents are expected to raise their children to know our God. Mary and Joseph both carried the infant Jesus to the...
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    Christmas Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 28, 2020
    • 1 min

    Christmas Byte

    During the Christmas Season, we give thanks that Mary’s “yes” allowed for the new life and birth of Jesus in our world. Today, we mourn...
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    Advent Byte
    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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    Advent Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Advent Byte

    How do we deal with pain and disappointment in our lives? Numerous experiences show many people tend to ‘snap’ and respond with angry...
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    Advent Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Advent Byte

    “Yes” and “no”: two words that guide our spiritual lives. We can be like the two sons in the gospel (Mt. 21:28-32) at different moments...
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    Advent Byte
    Fr. Howard Thompson
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    Advent Byte

    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...
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