Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (20: 27-40) in which Jesus is questioned about the resurrection of the dead. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is a discussion between the Sadducees and Jesus on faith in the resurrection. Straight away we are told that the Sadducees do not believe in the resurrection. The [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (19: 45-48) in which Jesus enters the temple in Jerusalem and begins to drive out the market stall holders. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Andrew Dung-Lac and his companions, whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says, what the memorial of St Andrew [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (19: 41-44) in which Jesus arrives in Jerusalem and, as he arrives, he shed tears and tells of a dark future for the city and its people. Fr Paul says Jesus sheds tears because he loves his homeland; he loves his people; he loves the capital [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (19: 11-28) in which Jesus, because his followers believed the Kingdom of God was going to be revealed straight away, tells the parable of the ten pounds. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Cecilia whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul [...]
Today is the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (19: 1-10) in which Jesus calls Zacchaeus down from the sycamore tree saying, ‘Make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today’. Fr Paul says the Feast of the [...]
Today, Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (18: 35-43) in which Jesus heals the blind beggar saying, ‘Receive your sight; your faith has healed you’. Fr Paul says the Gospel today tells us that Jesus has arrived in Jericho. This is the last stop before Jesus goes to Jerusalem to suffer and [...]
Today, Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (18: 1-8) in which Jesus tells the parable of the persistent widow who kept going to the judge demanding justice against her adversary. Fr Paul says today’s gospel tells us of another thing that is very dear to Luke’s heart and that is prayer. It [...]
Today, Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (17: 26-37) in which Jesus says, ‘Anyone who tries to preserve their life will lose it, and anyone who loses it will be taken up and kept safe’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Elizabeth of Hungary whose memorial we celebrated today. Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (17: 20-25) in which Jesus, when asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, says, ‘“The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, and there will be no one to say look here, look there, for you [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (17: 11-19) in which Jesus cures ten lepers on his way to Jerusalem, of which only one, the Samaritan (an enemy of the Jews), thanks Jesus. Fr Paul says gratitude, like service, is another typical theme in Luke and we are challenged by Luke to live [...]