Fr. Howard Thompson
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Here is a sobering and humbling thought: our God is so fully self-sufficient that He neither needs our worship nor our service. So why...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Oct 4, 20221 min
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There are two truths I have personally found that bring peace. First, any work undertaken, one should not waste time looking to see who...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Sep 13, 20221 min
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We worship God who is ready and able to work miracles in our lives. He provided birds, fish and bread for those who had nothing to eat....
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Aug 27, 20221 min
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There is a logic that we know but tend to ignore: everything comes from God, is sustained by God and eventually returns to God....
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Apr 9, 20221 min
Lenten Bytes
The storm clouds are gathering. The prophecy and plot to kill Jesus (Jn. 11:45-56) are now taking shape and form. Soon, the rain of...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jan 20, 20221 min
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The unclean spirits said to Jesus, “You are the Son of God” (Mk. 3:12). It acknowledged Jesus’ authority over them. It also pointed to...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 10, 20211 min
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In a religious context, a Priest is a mediator between the Divine and the people. The Priest offers prayers for the self and for the...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 9, 20211 min
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Since our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, we can glean how we should strive to live and present our bodies to the Lord when we...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 3, 20211 min
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We worship and praise God for His blessings. We do not worship and idolise our blessings over God. Jesus makes this clear in today’s...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Aug 31, 20211 min
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Jesus was a good Jew. He fulfilled His “duty of love” by going to the synagogue, teaching and healing (Lk. 4:31-37)). Christians,...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Aug 22, 20212 min
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If we are not convinced of God’s saving love and power in our lives, then ‘going’ to Church can become just another activity on our ‘to...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jul 16, 20211 min
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Christians understand the value of rituals, and observing liturgical norms and guidelines. The aim is to help us centre our focus on God,...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jul 14, 20211 min
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Ever so often, it is good to “deny yourself”, suspend one’s fixation on personal needs and just simply give praise to God. As Jesus gave...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 2, 20211 min
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The presentation of the child Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the temple (Lk. 2:22-32) allows the promise made by the Holy Spirit to Simeon...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Dec 30, 20201 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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Fr. Howard Thompson
Dec 5, 20201 min
Advent Byte
How do you pray? Some people use words while others prefer silence. Some use ‘formal’ and memorised prayers while others ‘engage’ in a...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 20, 20201 min
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Our primary purpose in life is to know God, love Him and serve Him. We do this with our bodies which are temples of the Holy Spirit. The...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 11, 20201 min
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We hear of Jesus’ power in healing ten lepers (Lk. 17:11-19). Do we carry to the Lord the various types of spiritual leprosy that infects...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Sep 5, 20201 min
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Our fast paced contemporary lifestyle makes it difficult to dedicate moments to truly rest and offer fitting worship to our God. Seven...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jul 29, 20201 min
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If we want to experience joy in the moment and fulfilment from our journey with the Lord, then whatever we feel prompted by the Spirit to...
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