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Fr. Howard Thompson
May 2, 20201 min read
Easter Bytes
We are all on a journey. This journey involves learning from life’s experiences so that we can become better people who grow in wisdom,...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Apr 30, 20202 min read
Easter Bytes
What is preventing your growth in the Lord? In order to please God, we must take the time to know what He wants. God’s will for our lives...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Apr 27, 20201 min read
Easter Bytes
Appetites left uncontrolled can lead to addiction. We all get hungry, whether it is for food, love, entertainment, health, exercise,...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Apr 3, 20202 min read
Lenten Bytes
‘Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home’. This statement is proving true on many levels during this Covid-19 pandemic. Every...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Apr 2, 20191 min read
Lenten Bytes
Do we make room in our lives to be touched and surprised by God? We celebrate Mass and get familiar with its structure, so it almost...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 23, 20191 min read
Lenten Bytes
When we lose something of value and are blessed to find it, we rightly celebrate. The loss can be an inanimate item such as the key to...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 13, 20191 min read
Lenten Bytes
Repent and live. This graceful truth is the core message of Jesus. At the beginning of His Ministry, Jesus said, “Repent, for the kingdom...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Dec 11, 20181 min read
Advent Bytes
We know the expression, “Like father, like son.” Traits of the parent are often manifested in the child. We see some evidence of physical...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 3, 20181 min read
Today's Byte
Scripture exhorts us to “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up” (Jas. 4:10). Jesus affirms this in today’s gospel...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Nov 1, 20181 min read
Today's Byte
Today we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints. Believers are not born Saints, but they achieve Sainthood through a process. They learn...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Oct 30, 20181 min read
Today's Byte
One secret to being productive and efficient, is paying attention to details, no matter how small. The student may have all the answers...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Oct 16, 20181 min read
Today's Byte
We take daily baths to wash away dirt and make ourselves clean. In the spiritual life, we are made clean through the water of baptism....
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 17, 20181 min read
Lenten Bytes
When we affix labels on others, we attempt to determine who the other is and often allow our pre-determined summation to affect the way...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Mar 3, 20181 min read
Lenten Bytes
The Prodigal Son is a popular story (Lk. 15:1-32). We are familiar with the younger son who went astray, but then his father was more...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 27, 20181 min read
Lenten Bytes
We are called by Jesus to be His Disciples. A Disciple is one who learns from the Teacher. We learn our lessons so that we can all be...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 24, 20181 min read
Lenten Bytes
Are we truly growing in the spiritual life? Lent is a graced time to grow in our faith. We are called to practise denial of self (Mt....
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 22, 20181 min read
Lenten Bytes
All the good we do starts with God and ends with God. It is by His grace and Spirit that we are led to recognise the good and have the...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Feb 21, 20181 min read
Lenten Bytes
God’s desire to save us must be matched with our desire to be saved. We know that God loves us and wants us to be with Him forever. But...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Dec 8, 20171 min read
Advent Bytes
Today’s celebration of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is a joyful acknowledgement of the power and love of our God. He who...
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Fr. Howard Thompson
Jul 1, 20171 min read
Today's Byte
The centurion said to Jesus in today's reading, "Only say the word, and my servant will be healed" (Mt. 8:8). These beautiful words of...
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