Fr. Howard Thompson
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Every believer is given what is unique, personal and proper to live a life of peace, happiness and joy. Each of us is blessed with good...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 15, 20221 min
Lenten Bytes
The 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...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 17, 20221 min
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The 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...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 15, 20221 min
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A little leaven makes the dough rise. This reality in the baking world is also applicable in our spiritual lives. The leaven of malice,...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Dec 29, 20211 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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Fr. Howard Thompson
Oct 14, 20211 min
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Every generation has the opportunity to either grow in the grace and mercy of God, or be “charged with the blood of the prophets” (Lk....
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Aug 16, 20211 min
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Our growth in holiness is an ongoing journey from selfishness to selflessness. It is moving from keeping the laws of the Lord out of...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Aug 5, 20211 min
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Jesus is our source and conduit of grace. When Paul begins his letters, or we begin our celebration, with the words, “The grace of our...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jul 30, 20211 min
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When 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...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jun 23, 20211 min
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A healthy tree bearing good, sweet, ripe fruit is a joy to behold. However, happiness comes from picking and eating the fruit to one’s...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jun 21, 20211 min
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Psychology helps us to understand human behaviour. Freud is credited with the concept of ‘projection’, whereby people project unto others...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
May 27, 20211 min
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“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...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 12, 20211 min
Lenten Bytes
Life 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...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 2, 20211 min
Lenten Bytes
Whether 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),...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 26, 20211 min
Lenten Bytes
Growth 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...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 16, 20211 min
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Jesus was an insightful and creative Teacher beyond compare. His words and actions were so aligned, that He Himself was also the Lesson....
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jan 11, 20211 min
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Life with our Lord is an adventure. He moves us from the ‘known’ to the ‘exciting’, in ways we never imagined. Jesus calls Simon and...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 30, 20201 min
Advent Byte
We are called and blessed for ongoing purposes. When Jesus called Peter and Andrew, He invites them to move from being fishermen to being...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 27, 20201 min
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What is your biggest investment? Every investor hopes for real returns and profit. Jesus imparts the reality between investing in the...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Oct 15, 20201 min
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Over 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”...
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