Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

In the spiritual life, we all have a choice to either follow the crowd or the promptings of the Spirit in our hearts. Both realities have...

The Lord knows our tendency to be fickle. One moment we cry out our praise to Him, and the next moment we shout crucify Him. Today we...

How many of us come to the Lord in prayer and ask, “What do you want of me?” We often tell the Lord what we want and need. We do this in...

Eternal life begins in the here and now. Our God who creates life, is “God of the living, for to Him all are alive” (Lk. 20:38). Our...

We can pray anywhere at any time. But the Lord tells us that, “My house shall be a house of prayer” (Lk. 19:46), affirming the words of...

Allow me to emphasise a point I made in yesterday’s homily, “We can be growing in some aspects of our spiritual lives, but fail to see...

Prayer keeps us connected with our God. It is such a necessary element in our spiritual lives that we hear Jesus exhorting us to “pray...

Our life is spent harnessing energy and expending it. The former is achieved from a proper diet, rest and relaxation. The latter is spent...

In this current pandemic, there is now the requirement that those who wish to travel must show their vaccination card. Those who belong...

We usually imitate what is familiar, or arrive at a conclusion - based on the limited facts - on what we know. This reality is evident in...

We all descend from a long line of ancestors who tried to serve the Lord as best as they could. Some allowed the grace of the Lord to...

As believers, what is our ultimate concern in our relationship with God? Is it to get or give? Is it to form fan clubs around ourselves...

“The lamp of the body is the eye” (Mt. 6:22). If we gaze on beauty, we aspire to draw close to beauty and become beautiful. If we fix our...

The Bible is not a book of theories that we try to solve or simply share our insights in a meeting. It is the living Word that speaks to...

David, inspired by the Holy Spirit (Mk. 12:36), wrote the beautiful Psalms which inspire so many believers. When we yield to the Holy...

A constant drip of water on a rock can eventually create a crack, which if left unattended, will soon cause the crack to widen and...

When one feels ill and needs to be cured, effort is made to place oneself in the presence of a medical doctor. The symptoms are described...

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...

The night comes quickly this time of year in our region. Our lights are turned on earlier so that we see and navigate our way. In the...

What is this “Kingdom of God among you” that Jesus proclaims (Lk. 17:21)? Jesus not only ushers in the reign of God, but also reveals...