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 [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (24: 35-48) in which Jesus comes among the disciples and says to them, “Peace be with you.” Fr Paul says in the previous Gospel reading the two disciples had met Jesus on their way to Emmaus. There Jesus had used the Eucharistic meal [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (24: 13-35) in which two followers of Jesus were on the road to a village called Emmaus, as they walked along discussing all that had happened in Jerusalem, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them but they did not recognise him. [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 11-18) in which Mary, weeping outside the tomb of Jesus, does not recognise him when she encounters him. Fr Paul says, again, this is a scene of hesitation and partial recognition. One wonders if this hesitation is stressed in order to emphasise [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (28: 8-15) which tells what happened after the women discovered the empty tomb. Fr Paul says this Gospel reading starts after the first message of the angel to the women, telling them to give the news of the Resurrection to the disciples. Their [...]