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December 21, 2020

How St. Nicholas became Santa Claus

Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, is a very well-known figure associated with Christmas, who is believed to come down the chimney and deliver presents […]
December 15, 2020

The Real Meaning of Christmas

What is the real meaning of Christmas? Why do we celebrate it and how can we make it a meaningful experience? Christmas – Of all the […]
December 15, 2020

An Empty Crib!

Advent works primarily through the Cardinal virtue of patience. There can be a joy in waiting, if we have time to reflect and appreciate what Christmas […]
December 15, 2020

Power of Praise (Video Transcription)

There are many who ask why we praise God so loudly and why we need to praise God. Is it because God is so interested in […]
November 26, 2020

Second Sunday of Advent – Reflection on Mark 1:1-8

In the time of the Old Testament, technology such as megaphones didn’t even exist, let alone microphones or mobiles! The message that Isaiah had written and […]
November 21, 2020

The Third Person in the Marriage (transcript)

Our family is God’s creation. It is God who founded our family. Ephesians 3:14 “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven […]
November 17, 2020

How to Walk in the Spirit

Jesus was always led by the Holy Spirit. Even when He was led into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil, it was the Holy […]
November 11, 2020

Can sinners hear the voice of God?

Can someone in a state of sin really hear the voice of God? Does God only speak to preachers and those in religious life or does […]
October 25, 2020

The bridegroom is here!

The parable opens like this “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the […]
October 24, 2020

Holy Spirit

In the gospel of John 14:21-26, Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit as the Advocate who will teach us everything. The Holy Spirit is the Teacher […]
October 24, 2020

The Word of God: Foundation of Faith

“In the beginning was the Word. And the Word was with God and the Word was God; All things were made through him and without him […]
October 24, 2020

“This will be a sign for you: A babe lying in a manger” (luke 2:12)

Christmas is the celebration of heaven descending into the abject poverty of the manger so that humankind could be raised to partake of the rich treasures […]
October 24, 2020

Power of Fasting

Prayer becomes powerful when it is accompanied by fasting. Jesus did it very often. Before beginning His public ministry, the Lord fasted for forty days. Being […]
October 24, 2020

“This life was the light of the human race” (Jn 1:4)

Gazing upon the manger, the novelist Hemingway wondered if what had happened at Bethlehem was birth or death. If it were birth, it should havecomp been […]
October 11, 2020

Mary Magdalene: Sinner to Saint

‘Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I’m found Was blind, but now I see’ […]
October 11, 2020

How to maintain the Holiness of God within us?

In the Gospel of Luke Chapter 6, we read about the disciples who were hungry and begin to pluck and eat grain on the Sabbath (which […]
October 10, 2020

Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream

In Daniel 2 we read “Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his spirit was troubled, and his sleep left him.” However instead of praying to God the King asked […]
October 10, 2020

Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah

In today’s gospel, Jesus asks his disciples, who they believe he is. Many of them said `Elijah`, `Jeremiah` another said `John the Baptist`. However, Simon Peter […]
October 9, 2020

Dealing with Sin in the Church

Jesus is talking to his disciples about how they should try to understand each other and if one brother feels hurt by another person, then he/she […]
October 9, 2020

Obedience to God brings success

In the gospel of Luke 5:1-11 we are shown the calling of the first four disciples: Simon Peter, Andrew, John and James. This is an interesting […]
October 8, 2020

“If you only knew how much I love you, you would cry with joy” – Mother Mary

“If you only knew how much I love you, you would cry with joy” – Mother Mary (21 Jun 1984 – Medjugorje) Very few know her as Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, Sister Teresa or […]