Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 25-33) in which Jesus turns to a large crowd and says, “if anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters – yes, even their own life – such a person can not be my [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field or a merchant looking for fine pearls. Fr Paul says what we learn from today’s Gospel is that the followers of Jesus must be convinced that the Kingdom [...]
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: 31-35) in which Jesus tells the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast. Fr Paul says one way of coming to a better understanding of the parables is to seek out the circumstances in which Jesus might have told them, and then [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 16-17) in which Jesus says, ‘Happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Joachim and St Anne whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Joachim and St Anne were [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (20: 20-28) in which the mother of Zebedee’s sons comes to Jesus with her sons to ask a favour of him. Afterwards Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St James whose feast we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St James is [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 10-17) in which disciples ask Jesus why he talks to the people in Parables. Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel today the question the disciples ask is a question that you and I might also ask – why all the parables? Why all these [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 1-9) in which Jesus, again, teaches the people through parables (or stories) using subjects which were familiar to the listeners in this case a farmer sowing seed. Fr Paul says at the heart of this parable is the generous sowing of the seed, [...]
Today, as we celebrate the feast of St Mary Magadalene, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 1-2, 11-18) in which Mary of Magdala goes to the tomb of Jesus early in the morning only to discover it empty. Fr Paul says Mary Magadalene’s early visit to the tomb is [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 38-42) in which some of the Scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Master, we want to see a sign from you”. Fr Paul says we hear in this Gospel the Scribes and the Pharisees asking for a sign from Jesus to test him. In [...]