Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18:12-14) in which Jesus asks his disciples, ‘Suppose a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them strays, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hillside and go to in search of the stray?’ Fr Paul says in the Old Testament the [...]
Today as we celebrated the solemnity of the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 23-38) in which Mary says yes to God’s request that she become the mother of Jesus. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about this special feast day. Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (10: 11-16) in which Jesus, the good shepherd, says ‘There are other sheep, not of this fold and these I must lead as well; they too will listen to my voice. There will be only one flock, one shepherd’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 27-31) in which Jesus asks two blind men who seek healing, “Do you believe that I can do this?” They said, “Sir, we do.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Your faith deserves it so let it be done for you”. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 21, 24-27) in which Jesus says, ‘Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock’. Fr Paul says the Sermon on the Mount is the first of Matthew’s [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (15:29-37) in which Jesus takes the seven loaves and a few small fish, gives thanks and tells the disciples to share them among the large crowd – all were fed, all were satisfied. Fr Paul says, in the Gospel, Jesus goes up the mountain [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (16: 15-20) in which Jesus commissions his disciples to ‘go out to the whole world, proclaim the good news to all creation’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Francis Xavier whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul notes Frances [...]
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 [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Matthew 4: 18-22) in which Jesus calls his first disciples, saying, ‘Follow me and I will make you fishers of men’ and they left their nets at once and followed him. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Andrew whose feast [...]
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 [...]