Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 19-23) in which Jesus says, ‘where your treasure is, there will your heart be also’.As happened at various times during the COVID pandemic, when we heard announced that shops would be closing, Tony asks, what was your first [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 7-15) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘when you pray do not babble as the pagans for they think that by using many words they will make themselves heard. Do not be like them’.As we know, Tony [...]
Tony Worner, Leader of Formation for St Agnes Catholic Parish, reads from Matthew’s Gospel (6: 1-6, 16-18) in which Jesus says ‘when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret and your Father, who sees [...]
Tony Worner, our Leader of Formation, presents our Gospel reflections this week and today reads from Matthew’s Gospel (5: 43-48) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, in this way you will be children of your Father in heaven’.In today’s Gospel, Tony says, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 38-42) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘Give to the one who asks, and if anyone wants to borrow do not turn away’. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about St Anthony of Padua, whose life we celebrate today.Fr Paul says [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 7-13) in which Jesus tells his disciples to go and proclaim the Kingdom of Heaven in various towns saying ‘As you enter a home, give it your greeting. If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it’. After reading the Gospel, Fr [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 20-26) in which Jesus implores his disciples to settle differences and to be reconciled to others before going to court or offering a gift at the altar. In this Gospel today, Fr Paul says, Jesus is setting a new standard for his disciples. As [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 17-18) in which Jesus says he has not come to abolish the Law or the Prophets rather to fulfil it.Fr Paul says God’s covenant with Moses on Mount Sinai was the basis of Israel’s life. It spelt out the terms of how Israel [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 13-16) in which Jesus tells his disciples they are the light of the world and ‘your light must shine before others so that, seeing your good works, they will give the praise to your Father in heaven’.This week we’ve entered back into Ordinary [...]
Today as we celebrate Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from John’s Gospel (19: 25-34) in which Jesus entrusts his mother, Mary, to the disciple he loved as she stood at the foot of the Cross.Anne notes that in 2018, Pope Francis, whose devotion to [...]