Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Luke (4: 24-30) in which Jesus says no prophet is accepted in his hometown. Fr Paul says the full impact of this Gospel scene becomes apparent only when we remember that it occurs at Nazareth, and it occurs right at the very beginning of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Luke (15: 1-3, 11-32) in which Jesus tells the parable of a man with two sons, the younger one of whom asks for his inheritance early. Fr Paul says today’s gospel reading gives us a particularly attractive Lukan story of forgiveness. The story of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (21: 33-43, 45-46) in which Jesus tells the parable of the vineyard owner and his disrespectful tenants. Fr Paul says Jesus’ understanding of the power or authority of God brought him the violent opposition of some of the Jewish leaders. In the Gospels [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Luke (16: 19-31) in which Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and the beggar named Lazarus. Fr Paul says this story about Jesus only happens in Luke and it is another stark warning of the danger of wealth. For Fr Paul there [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (20: 17-28) in which Jesus says, ‘anyone who wants to be great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first you must be your slave— just as the Son of Man came, not to be served, but to [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 1-12) in which Jesus warns his followers against hypocrisy advising them not to be like the scribes and Pharisees. Fr Paul says, we hear in today’s Gospel, ‘they do not practice what they preach…’. This chapter of Matthews Gospel contains the worst [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Luke (6: 36-38) in which Jesus says to his disciples, ‘Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven’. Fr Paul says the atmosphere of the day is given [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 43-48) in which Jesus says, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’ and invites us to strive be perfect as the heavenly Father is perfect. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel theme is to pray for those who persecute you. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 20-26) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘If you are offering your gift at the altar and remember that your brother or sister has something against you, first go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift’. Fr [...]
Today as we celebrate the feast of the Chair of St Peter, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel Matthew (16: 13-19) in which Peter in answer to Jesus’ question ‘Who do you say I am?’ says: “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God”. Fr Paul says, very simply, this [...]