Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (6: 30-35) in which Jesus tells the people, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never thirst’. Fr Paul says this passage in the synagogue at Capernaum launches the sermon on [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (6: 22-29) in which the people ask Jesus, ‘What must we do if we are to do the works God wants?’ and he answers, ‘This is working for God: you must believe in the one he has sent’. Fr Paul says the crowds who [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (6: 16-21) in which the disciples were in a boat on the lake during a fierce storm when Jesus approached the boat, walking on the water. Fr Paul says the Greek ‘Ego eimi’ literally means ‘I am’ but sadly it translates in the Gospel as [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (6: 1-15) in which Jesus feeds a crowd of five thousand people who gathered to listen to his word. Fr Paul says in John’s Gospel the multiplication of the loaves is a messianic sign that reveals to us a deeper significance of who Jesus is [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 31-36) in which John the Baptist says to his followers ‘the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God; God gives him the Spirit without reserve. The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to him. Anyone who believes in the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 16-21) in which Jesus says to Nicodemus, ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life’. Fr Paul says the revelation of the Father in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 7-15) in which Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be open to the Spirit so that he can gain a greater understanding of heavenly things. Fr Paul says Nicodemus is a figure who gradually comes out of darkness – the realm of evil, untruth and [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 1-8) in which a man named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council seeks Jesus out under the cover of darkness to learn more about his teachings. Fr Paul says as soon as the first week of rejoicing at the Resurrection [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (16: 9-15) in which, Jesus, when he appears to the Eleven tells them, ‘Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation’. Fr Paul says there is general agreement among scholars that the last few verses of Mark’s [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (21: 1-14) in which Jesus cooks breakfast for his friends on the shore of the Sea of Tiberius. Fr Paul says this Gospel brings an end to the Gospel of John and it presents a lovely scene of the disciples being re-united with [...]