Stella Maris Roman
Catholic Church

Our Lord desires and actually heals all our infirmities (Mt. 8:5-17). Life is lived through our moments of health and illness. We learn...

The words of Jesus are meant to match His intention. It is His intention to impart true love, real joy and abundant life (Jn. 10:10) to...

“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...

Isn’t it amazing how Jesus gives us the simplest way to please God and be at peace, and yet we make it complicated or even justify why we...

The maxim, ‘In unity there is strength’ is useful for today’s reflection. The workforce that pulls together to achieve the organisation’s...

Watch this short video reflection on the Readings for March 20, 2021 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/032021.cfm

Holy Week is nine days away. The storm is brewing. The preaching and works of Jesus are causing division among the people (Jn. 7:43)....

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...

The Liturgical colour for the Season of Lent is purple. Contrast two men dressed in purple: the man in today’s gospel (Lk. 16:19) and...

True conversion begins with an encounter, and is sustained with new vision and insight. We see these truths in the conversion of Paul...

I like a glass of red wine....sometimes two (lol). When Jesus blessed the cup of wine at the Last Supper and pronounced it to be His...

When we come into the presence of the Lord in prayer, we are approaching the “throne of grace to receive mercy, and to find grace for...

All believers should ponder the statement that Jesus makes in today’s gospel, “Whoever is not against you is for you” (Lk. 9:50). We are...

There are two comforting images presented to us in today’s gospel (Mt. 9:9-13). Jesus sits with sinners and declares that He did not come...

What is our reaction when we are informed or reminded about the word of the Lord and the teachings of the Church? Yes, we are weak. Yes,...

The road to perfection is a life-long, step by step process. This involves continuous prayer, ongoing introspection, discerned evaluation...

The power of our Creator can never be limited by the weakness of the creature. When God speaks, all creation comes into existence. When...

When we choose to listen to the Lord and walk in His ways, we will be blessed, even when the circumstances are unreal. In the midst of a...

“Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed” (2 Tim. 3:14). It is so easy to get distracted or discouraged by the experiences...

The Lord knows the hearts of all (Acts 1:24). There is great comfort in this statement. We make judgements on what we see and hear. If...