Memorial of St Charles Borromeo Today, we celebrate the life of St Charles Borromeo and Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 25-33) in which we hear about the cost of being a disciple of Jesus. Fr Paul shares a little about St Charles, saying he was a leading figure [...]
The parable of the great banquet Fr Paul reads today from the Gospel of Luke (14: 15-24) in which Jesus tells a parable about a man inviting guests to a banquet he has prepared. Today, Fr Paul says, we hear a third parable about a banquet or dinner party. We need to [...]
Feast of All Souls Day As we celebrate the feast of All Souls day, Fr Paul reads today from Matthew’s Gospel (11: 25- 30) in which Jesus says come to me all you who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest. Fr Paul says All Souls Day and, in [...]
Choosing places of honour at a feast Fr Paul reads the Gospel for today from Luke (14: 1, 7-11) about choosing places of honour at a wedding feast. Today, we hear a parable about being invited to a meal and the places that set for that meal. Jesus is saying to us [...]
Jesus questions the Pharisees on the Law The Gospel story Fr Paul reads today is found only in Luke’s Gospel (14:1-6). In this Gospel, Jesus cures a man on the Sabbath and, Fr Paul says, Jesus uses the same argument he used when he cured the woman who was bent over on [...]
Feast of Sts Simon & Jude - Apostles Fr Paul reads the Gospel for this feast from Luke (6:12-19), in which Jesus chooses the twelve apostles. In this Gospel, Fr Paul says, we hear that Jesus spent a night in prayer with his Father and he does so because he is making [...]
The mustard seed and the leaven Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (13:18-21) in which Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed and the role of yeast in bread making. Before Jesus leaves Galilee and heads up to Jerusalem, the writer of Luke gives us these two parables [...]
Jesus heals on the Sabbath Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (13:10-17) in which Jesus heals the crippled woman on the Sabbath. Today, Fr Paul says, we have a typical Lukan story that contains many words frequently used by the writer of Luke. Terms and words such as ‘at once’ and [...]
Life is short Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (13:1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the fig tree. Fr Paul says, the killing of the worshipers by Pilate and the collapse of the tower at Salome, we hear of in the first part of this Gospel, are not mentioned [...]
Interpreting the times Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (12:54-59), which can be talked about in relation to interpreting the times. Fr Paul says Jesus gives two bits of practical advice using simple images from our everyday life. Firstly, Jesus uses our alertness to changes in the weather and he uses it [...]