Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 57-62) in which Jesus shares with his disciples the cost of following him saying, ‘The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head’. Fr Paul says the journey up to Jerusalem, to the Passion the arrest, torture and death of Jesus, begins with the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 51-56) in which Jesus, ‘as the time drew near for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely took the road for Jerusalem, sending messengers ahead of him’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Vincent [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 46-50) in which Jesus, settles an argument between his disciples, saying ‘For the one who is least among you, that is the one who is the great.”Fr Paul says, there are two little incidents in today’s Gospel that can be regarded as examples of how [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 43-45) in which Jesus, at the height of his ministry and popularity, predicts his death at the hands of men. Fr Paul says, this is the second of three great prophecies of the Passion, of Jesus being handed over to the power of men. In each [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 18-22) in which Peter, when Jesus asks, ‘Who do you say I am?’ declares, ‘The Christ of God’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Padre Pio, whose memorial we celebrate today.Fr Paul notes Padre Pio (1887-1968) [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 7-9) in which Herod expresses curiosity about who Jesus is.Fr Paul notes that Luke’s Gospel does not tell us about the murder of John the Baptist by Herod but he uses the occasion for Herod to ask a question that sets the scene for [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 9-13) in which tells the story of Matthew being called by Jesus. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about St Matthew, the Apostle whose feast we celebrate today.Fr Paul says, Matthew was born in Capernaum, and as we hear in today’s [...]
Today, as we celebrate the lives of the Korean saints, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 19-21) in which Jesus declares ‘my mother and brothers are those who hear the word of God and put it into practice’. Fr Paul says, for centuries, Korea was closed to all outside influences, and [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 16-18) in which Jesus says ‘No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl they put it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light, for nothing is hidden that will not be made clear’. Fr Paul says, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 4-15) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Sower and explains to his disciples what it means. Following the same order as the Gospel of Mark, Fr Paul says, Luke now comes to the group of parables about the Kingdom. The only one [...]