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’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Agatha whose memorial we celebrated today. Fr [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 1-6) in which Jesus, accompanied by his disciples, visits his hometown where he is amazed at the people’s lack of faith. Fr Paul says the very last sentence of today’s Gospel reading speaks of the people’s lack of faith. What is this lack of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (5: 21-43) in which Jesus heals the woman who touches his cloak and raises a young girl to life. Fr Paul says as we have seen, the author of the Gospel of Mark likes to combine experiences to show how significant they are. Often, like [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 22-40) in which Joseph and Mary took Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the lord. Fr Paul says the story of the Presentation of the child Jesus in the Temple is dominated by Simeon’s welcome, ‘a light to enlighten the gentiles [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 1-5) in which Jesus says, ‘anyone who welcomes a little child like this in my name, welcomes me’. Afterwards, Fr Paul share a little about the life of St John Bosco whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says John Bosco was born [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (4: 26-34) where Jesus shares the parables of the growing seed and mustard seed. Fr Paul begins the reflection by sharing that Jesus was from the country, from the rich agricultural plains of Galilee, where wheat and fruit-trees were plentiful. It was natural for him [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (4: 21-25) in which Jesus shares the parables of the lamp and the measure. Fr Paul says this Gospel reading consists of two parables and their commentaries. In the parable of the lamp, we should picture a flickering oil-lamp being carried in, perhaps a [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 8-12) in which Jesus says ‘The greatest among you must be your servant. Anyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, and anyone who humbles themselves will be exalted’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Thomas Aquinas whose memorial [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today’s Gospel from Mark (3: 31-35) in which, Jesus asks, ‘Who are my mother and my brothers and sisters?’. In this Gospel, Fr Paul says we hear that the mother, brothers and sisters of Jesus appear. They will appear again in the scene of the rejection of Jesus at [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12) in which Jesus goes up to the mountainside and his disciples come to him and he begins to teach them. Fr Paul says these eight blessings are at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, pointing out eight ways in which [...]