Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 15-20) in which Jesus tells his disciples how to respectfully call each other to account and says, ‘wherever two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them’. Fr Paul says, the Gospel writer, Matthew is a realist. Despite the presence [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-56) in which Mary visits her pregnant cousin, Elizabeth, who lives in a town in the hill country of Judea. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about today’s celebration of the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Fr Paul says, the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (17: 22-27) in which Jesus predicts his death saying, ‘“The Son of Man is going to be handed over into the power of men. They will put him to death, and on the third day he will be raised to life, again”. Afterwards Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (17: 14-20) in which Jesus says, ‘if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you'. In the gospel we hear today, Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (16: 24-28) in which Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Clare, whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (12: 24-26) in which Jesus says ‘unless a wheat grain falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain. But if it dies, it yields a rich harvest. Anyone who loves their life loses it, anyone who hates their life in this [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (15: 21-28) in which a Canaanite woman begs Jesus to cure her demon-possessed daughter saying, ‘Even the house dogs can eat the scraps that fall from their master’s table’. Fr Paul says this is an especially significant scene in a couple of ways. At first [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 25-34) in which Jesus tells us not to worry about anything that the heavenly Father will look after us. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the live of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Mary [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 13-21) in which Jesus feeds the five thousand. Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel, Jesus is seeking some peace and quiet with his disciples so that he can come to terms with the death of John the Baptist. But as we hear the crowds [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 1-12) in which tells how Herod comes to arrest and kill John the Baptist. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is Matthew’s version of the murder of John the Baptist. What we hear in the Gospel is the bizarre behavior of Herod. Firstly, Herod wants [...]