Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 23-30) in which Jesus tells his disciples that with God ‘all things are possible’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Bernard or Clairvaux whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Bernard was born near Dijon, in France, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 16-22) in which a rich young man asks Jesus, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to possess eternal life?”. Fr Paul says in this story of the rich man, Matthew has taken Mark’s story and tidied it up in a way which [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 13-15) in which Jesus says, “Let the little children come to me, do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs”. Fr Paul says the centre of Matthew’s version of this little narrative is the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 3-12) in which some Pharisees approached Jesus and to test him they asked, “Is it against the law for a man to divorce his wife on any pretext whatever?”. Fr Paul says, Matthew’s version of Jesus’ upholding the laws on divorce is taken [...]
As we celebrate the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-56) in which Elizabeth exclaims when greeting Mary, ‘Of all women, you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! Why should I be honoured with [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 15-20) in which Jesus instructs the disciples on how to resolve conflict and reminds them that “where two or three meet in my name, there am I with them.” Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Maximilian Kolbe whose [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 1-5, 10, 12-14) in which the disciples ask Jesus, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”. Fr Paul says, Matthew, as a methodical teacher, gathers much of the teaching of Jesus into five great discourses. The Gospel today is part of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (17: 22-27) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “the Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men. They will put him to death, and on the third day he will be raised to life again.” Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (12: 24-26) in which Jesus says to his disciples, ‘If someone serves me must follow me; wherever I am, my servant also will be there, too. If any serves me my Father will honor them’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (16: 24-28) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “If anyone wants to be a follower of mine let them renounce themselves and take up their cross and follow me’. Fr Paul says in this Gospel, Jesus presents an important teaching on the nature [...]