Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 21-28) in which Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach and those listening were amazed at the authority with which he did this. Fr Paul says the theme of the early part of Mark’s Gospel, which we are reading from, this the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 14-20) in which Jesus proclaims the good news of God and calls Simon, Andrew, James and John to follow him. Fr Paul says as we begin the season of Ordinary Time, this Gospel emphasises the importance of Jesus’s new community. In John’s Gospel we [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 22-30) in which John the Baptist testifies again about Jesus. Fr Paul notes that this Gospel is the final on in the series of readings after the Epiphany and, appropriately, he says it is the final time in the Gospel of John in relation [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (5: 12-16) in which a man with leprosy begs Jesus to cure him. Fr Paul notes that the meaning of the word ‘epiphany’ is manifestation or appearance. These Gospel readings we have been hearing this week are all about the appearance of Jesus. In today’s [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 14-22) in which Jesus, with the power of the spirit in him, returned to Galilee and his reputation spread throughout the countryside. As we continue this series of readings after the Epiphany Fr Paul says, in today’s Gospel, Luke is putting into the mouths of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 45-52) in which Jesus comes, walking on the water, to the disciples in their boat. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel has two elements. The first is Jesus walking on the water but the second is how the wind drops when Jesus gets into the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 34-44) in which Jesus, full of compassion, teaches a large crowd and gives them something to eat. Today’s Gospel, Fr Paul says, can be read at a number of levels. It can be a foretaste of the Eucharist with the disciples gathered around Jesus. [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (4: 12-17, 23-25) in which Jesus, hearing that John had been imprisoned, began to proclaim the good news of the kingdom throughout Galilee. Fr Paul says, in today’s gospel we hear of the beginning of Jesus’s ministry. Matthew quotes the scriptures to show that they [...]
Fr Paul greets us this morning with best wishes for a happy and blessed New Year. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, he reads from the Gospel of Luke (2: 16-21) which tells of the shepherds’ visit to the stable in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (1: 1-18) which begins ‘In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God’. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is what is called the 'Prologue of St John' and it has a special place in Christian theology and, for [...]