Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

God, our Father and King, wants us to be in His presence. He provides not only the finest banquet for our needs (Mt. 22:1-14), but also...

Our growth in holiness is an ongoing journey from selfishness to selflessness. It is moving from keeping the laws of the Lord out of...

What the Lord does for us, we are to do for others. He who imparts love, mercy, kindness and goodness to those who follow Him, are...

Grief is a natural reaction to the thought or actual experience of loss. The Disciples were “overwhelmed with grief” when they learnt...

So impressive was John the Baptist’s ministry, that Herod declared that Jesus was John risen from the dead (Mt. 14:1-2). This sets the...

Concerning Lazarus, Jesus said to Martha, “Your brother will rise” (Jn. 11:23). Our God has the power to raise us from death. There are...

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

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

People imitate the god they worship. So when others see us, do they see Jesus shining through our lives? He said, “Whoever sees me, sees...

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...

God made us free so that we can choose. We can choose life or death (Dt. 30:15-19). We acknowledge God’s word but our ego, appetite and...

Today’s gospel relates the rejection of Jesus (Lk. 4:24-30). From the moment He began His ministry, three points concerning His rejection...

We are who we are now, because of the generations that have gone before us. Our current lifestyle, practice and choices have been made...

“For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. He gave us this wonderful...

The cry of Peter, “Lord save me” (Mt. 14:30) is our cry too. As Peter was rescued by Jesus from drowning in the sea, we can be assured...

“I know Him, because I am from Him, and He sent me” (Jn. 7: ). The crowd to whom Jesus spoke was mostly hostile towards Him. They either...

Christmas is almost here. By now, most of us have decorated our homes, wrapped gifts, planned our menu, established a guest list, and...

In order to be saved by one ‘like’ us, God had to become one of us. To enter into personal contact with us, God became one of us. To...

We know the expression, “Like father, like son.” Traits of the parent are often manifested in the child. We see some evidence of physical...

Jesus tells us that the truth will set us free (Jn. 8:32). Jesus, who has said He is the ‘Truth’ (Jn. 14:6), is the one who frees us from...