Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12) in which Jesus goes up to the mountainside and his disciples come to him and he begins to teach them. Fr Paul says these eight blessings are at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, pointing out eight ways in which [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (15: 9-17) in which Jesus says, ‘This is my commandment: Love each other as I have loved you. A man can have no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today’s Gospel from Mark (3: 13-19) in which Jesus went up on a mountainside and summoned those he wanted, so they came to him, and he appointed twelve as companions and to proclaim God’s Kingdom. Fr Paul says the names of the Twelve vary in different accounts of the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (3: 7-12) in which large crowds followed Jesus everywhere when they heard about all he was doing. Fr Paul says we hear today that Jesus withdraws to the lakeside where the great crowd gathers, which Matthew will use as the audience for his great [...]
Today, as we celebrate the memorial of our Parish’s patron saint, St Agnes, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like finding a hidden treasure or a pearl of great value. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today’s Gospel from Mark (2: 23-28) in which Jesus says to the Pharisees, The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, so the son of man is master even of the Sabbath”. Fr Paul says in Mark’s account this story is subtly different from the more [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (2: 18-22) in which Jesus, when asked why his disciples were not fasting, replied, ‘Surely the bridegroom’s attendants would never think of fasting while he is still with them. But the time will come for the bridegroom will be taken from them, and [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 16-26) in which a rich young man asks Jesus what he must do to have eternal life. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Anthony of Egypt whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Anthony is the originator of the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today’s Gospel from Mark (2: 1-12) in which Jesus cures the paralysed man who was lowered down through the roof of the house where Jesus was teaching. Fr Paul says the healing of the paralytic is a double cure because he is cured of both sin and disease. Mark [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 40-45) in which the leper says to Jesus, ‘If you want to, you can cure me’. Fr Paul says Mark shows the warmth of Jesus’ humanity and his concern for the leper. The leper had no right even to approach Jesus, but [...]