Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (15: 9-17) in which Jesus says, ‘This is my commandment: Love each other as I have loved you. A man can have no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (3: 7-12) in which large crowds followed Jesus everywhere when they heard about all he was doing. Fr Paul says we hear today that Jesus withdraws to the lakeside where the great crowd gathers, which Matthew will use as the audience for his great [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (3: 1-6) in which Jesus asks, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?”. Fr Paul says this is the last of a series of five incidents, starting at the second chapter of [...]
Today, as we celebrate the memorial of our Parish’s patron saint, St Agnes, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like finding a hidden treasure or a pearl of great value. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (2: 18-22) in which Jesus, when asked why his disciples were not fasting, replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom’s attendants would never think of fasting while he is still with them. But the time will come for the bridegroom will be taken from them, and [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (2: 13-17) in which some Pharisees ask why Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners and Jesus says, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I did not come to call the virtuous, but sinners’. Fr Paul says [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 16-26) in which a rich young man asks Jesus what he must do to have eternal life. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Anthony of Egypt whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Anthony is the originator of the [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 40-45) in which the leper says to Jesus, ‘If you want to, you can cure me’. Fr Paul says Mark shows the warmth of Jesus’ humanity and his concern for the leper. The leper had no right even to approach Jesus, but [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 29-39) in which Jesus, while in Capernaum, heals many people but also takes time out in quiet places to pray. Fr Paul says the snippets gathered in the Gospel reading give us a sample of Jesus’ life at Capernaum, which is a [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 21-28) in which the people of Capernaum were amazed at Jesus’ teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. Fr Paul says this story takes us a step further in showing the growing [...]