Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 35-37) in which Jesus says, ‘The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Vincent de Paul whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Vincent de Paul was born in Aquitaine [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 7-9) in which Herod, the tetrarch is perplexed by what he hears about Jesus after having put John the Baptist to death. Fr Paul says in Luke’s Gospel he does not include the account of the murder of John the Baptist by Herod [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 1-6) in which Jesus sends the Twelve out to proclaim the kingdom of God, giving them power and authority, telling them to take nothing for the journey. Fr Paul says the Gospel tells us the apostles are to take no unnecessary things, not [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 19-21) in which Jesus, when told his mother and brothers were waiting outside to see him, said ‘My mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice’. Fr Paul says we might think that Jesus is [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 16-18) in which Jesus says ‘no one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. Instead, they put it on a stand, so people may see the light when they come in’. Afterwards Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 9-13) which tells how Jesus came to call Matthew, saying to his critics, ‘I did not come to call the virtuous but sinners’. Afterwards Fr Paul shares a little about St Matthew, whose feast we celebrate today. Fr Paul says we know very [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 23-26) in which Jesus says “if anyone wants to be a follower of mine let them renounce themselves and take up their cross every day and follow me. For anyone who wants to save their life will lose it, but anyone who loses [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 36-50) in which a woman of poor reputation anoints the feet of Jesus with expensive ointment. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is a story of devotion and repentance, but a story also of the welcome of Jesus. Jesus does not rebuke the sinner [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 31-35) in which Jesus says his generation is like children sitting in the marketplace, calling out to each other: “‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance”. Fr Paul says the whole point of a parable is that it is [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 11-17) in which Jesus feels great compassion for a widow whose only son just died; he tells her not to cry and brings the son back to life by touching the bier on which his body was carried, saying ‘Young man, I tell [...]