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 [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 20-28) in which Jesus tells the disciples, ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you must realise that she will soon be laid desolate’. Fr Paul in this Gospel Luke focuses on a horror to come and that is the destruction of Jerusalem. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 12-19) in which Jesus tells the disciples that no matter what they face, he will give them words and wisdom that their adversaries will not be able to resist or contradict. Fr Paul says today’s reading is almost a summary of the Acts [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 5-11) in which the disciples ask Jesus when the end of times will come and what signs they should look for. Fr Paul says each of the three synoptic Gospels – Matthew, Luke and Mark – have this great discourse by Jesus before [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21:1-4) in which Jesus sees a poor widow put two very small copper coins into the temple treasury as her offering. Fr Paul says, sandwiched between the criticism of lawyers who swallow up the property of widows and Jesus’ prophecy of the destruction of [...]