Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 5-25) in which the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah and Elizabeth is foretold. With this reading from Luke’s Gospel, Fr Paul says, we begin a continuous series of Lukan readings which will carry us right up to Christmas Eve, enabling us [...]
In these days we truly begin the countdown to the event of Christmas, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (1: 18 – 24) in which an angel visits Joseph telling him not to be afraid to take Mary home as his wife. Fr Paul says today’s reading comes from the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (17: 10-13) in which the disciples ask Jesus to explain parts of scripture to them. Fr Paul says, today’s Gospel carries on from yesterday and the day before, where Jesus was praising John the Baptist. In the very last book of the Old Testament, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 16-19) in which Jesus compares his generation with children shouting to each other as they sit in the marketplace. Fr Paul says this Gospel reading is often called the parable of the playing children, and it is one of those stark contrasts that [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 11-15) in which Jesus spoke to the crowds saying ‘Of all the children born of women a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen, yet the least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than he is’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 28-30) in which Jesus says, ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 12-14) in which Jesus uses the idea of a shepherd searching for a lost sheep, and his joy at finding it, to explain God the Father's relationship to his people. Fr Paul says in the Old Testament the people of Israel are often [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (5: 17 – 26) in which Jesus cures the paralysed man and challenges the Pharisees and Doctors of the Law who were there about his authority to forgive sins. Fr Paul says the houses, so far, unearthed at Capernaum are tiny enclosures, built of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 35 – 10: 1, 6- 8) in which Jesus as he sends out the twelve to go to the lost sheep of Israel saying to them ‘You received without charge; give without charge’. Fr Paul says the Gospel today has two parts. Part [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) in which the Angel Gabriel visits Mary in Nazareth, saying to her, ‘Rejoice, so highly favored! The Lord is with you.” Fr Paul says the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception is the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin, [...]