Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 5-11) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “now I am going to him who sent me.” Fr Paul says in today’s gospel we have a language problem. Paraclete means advocate, lawyer or attorney. The Lord says that he will prove the world [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (17: 20-26) in which Jesus prays to his Father, ‘May they be one in us as you are in me, and I am in you’. Fr Paul says St Philip, whose life we celebrated today, was born in Florence in 1515. At the age [...]
On the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-27) in which Jesus saw his mother at the foot of the cross and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby. He said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “This is your mother.” Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (15: 12-17) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “This is my commandment: Love on another 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 [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (15: 9-11) in which Jesus says to his disciples “If you keep my commandments you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my own joy may be [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (15: 1-8) in which Jesus says, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that bears no fruit he cuts away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes to make it bear even more’. Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (14: 27-31) in which Jesus says, ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give. This is my gift to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid’. This reading starts with Jesus’ greeting of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 21-26) in which Jesus says, “The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them”. This reading begins to teach what love means: to love Jesus means to keep his commandments. This [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 7-14) in which Jesus says to his disciples “If you really know me, you will know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” Fr Paul says this is the second time this week that we have [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 1-6) in which Jesus comforts his disciples saying “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there [...]