Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (15: 21-28) in which a Canaanite women seeks out Jesus, kneels before him begs ‘Lord, help me!’. Fr Paul says this encounter between Jesus and the Canaanite woman serves as a great illustration of faith, persistence, and the universal reach of God's mercy. The [...]
Today as we celebrated the Transfiguration, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (9: 2-10) in which Jesus takes Peter, James and John to a high mountain where he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white. Fr Paul says the Transfiguration of the Lord is an extraordinary event [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 13-21) in which Jesus, taking pity on a large hungry crowd, feeds them with just five loaves and two fish. Fr Paul says the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes is a profound testament to the compassion and power of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 1-12) in which Herod, the tetrarch heard about the reputation of Jesus and said to his court, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him”. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 54-58) in which Jesus says to the skeptics, “A prophet is only despised in his own country and in his own house.” Fr Paul says when Jesus' returns to his hometown of Nazareth, he faced skepticism and rejection from the very people who [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 47-53) in Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds of fish. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Alphonsus Liguori whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Ignatius of Loyola whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 36-43) in which the disciples ask Jesus to explain the parable of the weeds in the field. Fr Paul says the parable of the wheat and the weeds, provides a profound insight into the nature of the Church and the kingdom of God. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (11: 19-27) in which Martha says to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Martha, Mary and Lazarus [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 24-30) in which Jesus says, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field but, while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds (darnell) all among the wheat’. Fr Paul says at the [...]