Fr. Howard ThompsonMar 151 minLenten BytesThe Season of Lent serves as a basis on how we can grow and become “the greatest” by being each other’s servant (Mt. 23:11). We are all...
Fr. Howard ThompsonFeb 171 minDaily BytesThe fable of the six blind men who touched an elephant in order to describe it, is a useful allegory for life. When reporting on anything...
Fr. Howard ThompsonFeb 151 minDaily BytesA little leaven makes the dough rise. This reality in the baking world is also applicable in our spiritual lives. The leaven of malice,...
Fr. Howard ThompsonDec 29, 20211 minChristmas BytesHow involved are parents today in the spiritual lives of their children? Do you set times in the home for family prayer and Bible...
Fr. Howard ThompsonOct 14, 20211 minDaily ByteEvery generation has the opportunity to either grow in the grace and mercy of God, or be “charged with the blood of the prophets” (Lk....
Fr. Howard ThompsonAug 16, 20211 minDaily ByteOur growth in holiness is an ongoing journey from selfishness to selflessness. It is moving from keeping the laws of the Lord out of...
Fr. Howard ThompsonAug 5, 20211 minDaily BytesJesus is our source and conduit of grace. When Paul begins his letters, or we begin our celebration, with the words, “The grace of our...
Fr. Howard ThompsonJul 30, 20211 minDaily BytesWhen Jesus taught the people, “they took offence at Him” (Mt. 13:54-58). As it was in the time of Jesus, so it is today. When the word of...
Fr. Howard ThompsonJun 23, 20211 minDaily BytesA healthy tree bearing good, sweet, ripe fruit is a joy to behold. However, happiness comes from picking and eating the fruit to one’s...
Fr. Howard ThompsonJun 21, 20211 minDaily BytesPsychology helps us to understand human behaviour. Freud is credited with the concept of ‘projection’, whereby people project unto others...
Fr. Howard ThompsonMay 27, 20211 minDaily Bytes“Master, I want to see” (Mk. 10:51). Do we pray to see the Lord? Our loving Lord is never far or absent from our lives. It is our own...
Fr. Howard ThompsonMar 12, 20211 minLenten BytesLife is a process. We learn and grow. But we do not all learn and grow at the same pace. It is therefore important that each individual...
Fr. Howard ThompsonMar 2, 20211 minLenten BytesWhether one sits in the seat of ‘Moses’ or in the common place, whether one is a teacher or student, master or servant (Mt. 23:1-12),...
Fr. Howard ThompsonFeb 26, 20211 minLenten BytesGrowth in holiness is a never ending journey that moves from one level to the next. We see an example of the different levels in today’s...
Fr. Howard ThompsonFeb 16, 20211 minDaily ByteJesus was an insightful and creative Teacher beyond compare. His words and actions were so aligned, that He Himself was also the Lesson....
Fr. Howard ThompsonJan 11, 20211 minDaily ByteLife with our Lord is an adventure. He moves us from the ‘known’ to the ‘exciting’, in ways we never imagined. Jesus calls Simon and...
Fr. Howard ThompsonNov 30, 20201 minAdvent ByteWe are called and blessed for ongoing purposes. When Jesus called Peter and Andrew, He invites them to move from being fishermen to being...
Fr. Howard ThompsonNov 27, 20201 minDaily ByteWhat is your biggest investment? Every investor hopes for real returns and profit. Jesus imparts the reality between investing in the...
Fr. Howard ThompsonOct 15, 20201 minDaily ByteOver the past few days, the scripture readings have cut like a knife. Indeed, the word of the Lord is “sharper than any two-edged sword”...
Fr. Howard ThompsonSep 4, 20201 minDaily ByteEvery relationship evolves and even requires a ‘vaccine’ to enhance ‘new life’. A couple who often observes a particular routine of...