Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12) in which Jesus makes the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount. Fr Paul begins by reflecting on the final line from the Gospel today; “rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven”.Fr Paul says that today we celebrate [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 12-14) in which Jesus says when you give a lunch or dinner, do not invite those who can repay you, instead invite those who cannot repay you - the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind - and you will be blessed. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 1, 7-11) in which Jesus, dining at the house of a prominent Pharisee, advises via the parable of a wedding feast, that when you are a guest do not take the place of honour for a person more distinguished than you may have [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 12-19) in which Jesus spent the whole night in prayer before gathering his disciples the next morning to announce those whom he had chosen to be Apostles. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about Apostles, Saint Simon and St Jude, whose feasts we [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 31-35) in which Jesus says of Jerusalem, ‘How often have I have longed to gather your children, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you refused ’. Fr Paul says, this Gospel is full on about the destiny of Jesus. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 22-30) in which Jesus says, in answer to a question about who will be saved, ‘try your best to enter by the narrow door because I tell you many will try to enter and will not succeed’.In today’s Gospel, Fr Paul says, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns today and reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 18-21) in which Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed that grows into a tree and to the role of yeast in making bread.Today, Fr Paul says, we hear that before Jesus leaves Galilee and begins [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 10-17) in which Jesus cures a woman on Sabbath.Among the serious reasons why Jesus was condemned by the Jewish leaders was about the Sabbath laws. Fr Prodencio says our gospel story today is one of the [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Fig tree where the gardener asks the owner of the Vineyard to ‘Leave the fig tree one more year’.Fr Prodencio notes that, during the time of Jesus, [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 54-59) in which Jesus says to the crowds, ‘You do not know how to interpret these times’.Fr Prodencio says there is no doubt that with the advancement in science and technology over the years, we have [...]