Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 9-13) in which Jesus, when questioned about the company he was keeping, says “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. Go and learn the meaning of the word, what I want is mercy, not sacrifice. Indeed, I did not come [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 1-8) in which Jesus, who cures the paralytic brought with faith to him, also draws attention to the importance of forgiveness in healing. In the Gospel today, Fr Paul says, the emphasis is on Jesus’s power as the Son of Man to forgive sins. The [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns and reads from the Gospel of Matthew (16: 13-19) in which Jesus asks his disciples ‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ and after some discussion, Peter stands up and say ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns and reads from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 23-27) in which the disciples urge Jesus to save them when a fierce storm threatens to overturn the boat in which they travel. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Irenaeus whose memorial we celebrate today.Irenaeus was born [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 18-22) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘Follow me’.During the time of Jesus, Fr Prodencio says, the command to follow him is plain and simple. It simply means going wherever he goes in order to listen to his teachings. In our case [...]
As we celebrate the Nativity of St John the Baptist, Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 57-66, 80) in which Zechariah reveals the name of his and Elizabeth’s baby saying ‘John is his name’.The birth and naming of John the Baptist had a mixture of joy and controversy. While [...]
Today as we celebrate the feast of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Luke (15: 3-7) in which Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep that is found and of the shepherd calling his friends and neighbors together saying, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from Matthew’s Gospel (7: 21-29) in which Jesus says everyone who listens to his words and acts on them will be like a sensible man who builds his house on good foundations.Fr Prodencio says, if we think of the Kingdom of Heaven as those heavenly experiences that we can [...]
During the time of Jesus and the early Christians, Fr Prodencio says, there was a high demand on becoming vigilant against false prophets because Christianity was still establishing its ground. During the time of the persecution of Christians, many chose to die as martyrs as their way of testifying to their commitment to their [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay is with us for this week’s reflections and today reads from Matthew’s Gospel (7: 6, 12-14) in which Jesus says always treat others as you would like them to treat you.Reflecting on this Gospel Fr Prodencio says, sometimes it happens that we can be enthusiastic about our discoveries and insights [...]