Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (25: 31-46) in which the disciples ask Jesus, 'When did we see you hungry or thirsty or in need and not help?' and he says, 'whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (5: 27-32) in which Jesus is questioned about the company he keeps, responds saying 'It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the virtuous, but sinners'. Fr Paul says at the very beginning [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 14-15) in which Jesus is questioned about why his disciples do not fast, to which he replies, 'How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (9: 22-25) in which Jesus says, The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life'. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (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. Then your Father, who sees what is done in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 28-31) in which Jesus promises eternal life to those who follow him after Peter asks, ‘What about us? We left everything to follow you’. Fr Paul says this little story is essentially a repeat of Jesus’s teaching about wealth. Wealth makes entering the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 17-27) in which Jesus says, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Fr Paul says, in this Gospel we meet a rich young man who approaches Jesus with a big question: "What must I do [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 13-16) in which Jesus says, “Let the little children come to me and do not stop them.” Fr Paul says, in this Gospel we see a beautiful moment where people bring their children to Jesus so that He can bless them. The disciples, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 1-12) in which the Pharisees test Jesus’ knowledge of the Law by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” Fr Paul says, in this Gospel, we encounter Jesus teaching about the sanctity and indissolubility of marriage. When questioned by [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (9: 41-50) in which Jesus says, “If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink just because you belong to Christ, they will most certainly not lose their reward”. Fr Paul says, if Jesus is to be taken literally here we would all [...]