As we begin Advent, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 21-24) in which Jesus, filled of joy by the Holy Spirit says ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever, and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Matthew 8: 5-11) in which a centurion asks Jesus to help his paralysed servant and says ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you under my roof, just give the word, and my servant will be cured’. Fr Paul says this Gospel reading makes an [...]
On the last day of the Church’s Liturgical year, Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (21: 34-36) in which Jesus tells the disciples to be careful not to be weighed down by distractions of life but to watch and pray, always, so they are ready to stand with confidence before the Son [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 29-33) in which Jesus told the parable of the fig tree and said, ‘Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away’. Fr Paul the little parable of the fig tree and, in fact, the mention of all trees [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 20-28) in which Jesus tells the disciples, ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you must realise that she will soon be laid desolate’. Fr Paul in this Gospel Luke focuses on a horror to come and that is the destruction of Jerusalem. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 12-19) in which Jesus tells the disciples that no matter what they face, he will give them words and wisdom that their adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict. Fr Paul says today’s reading is almost a summary of the Acts [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 5-11) in which the disciples ask Jesus when the end of times will come and what signs they should look for. Fr Paul says each of the three synoptic Gospels – Matthew, Luke and Mark – have this great discourse by Jesus before [...]
Today, as we celebrate the lives of St Andrew Dung Lac and his companions, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (21: 1-4) in which Jesus says of a widow’s temple gift, ‘All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Matthew 25: 1-13) in which Jesus tells the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids and says, ‘keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Cecilia, whose memorial we celebrate [...]
Today, as we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Matthew 12: 46-50) in which Jesus says, ‘Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother’. Fr Paul says we celebrate the feast of [...]