Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (6: 1-15) in which Jesus feeds a large crowd with five small barley loaves and two fish and all are satisfied. Fr Paul says in John’s Gospel the multiplication of the loaves is a messianic sign that reveals to us a deeper significance of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (3: 31-36) which John the Baptist says to his disciples ‘He who God has sent speaks God’s own words; God gives him the Spirit without reserve; The father loves the son; and has entrusted everything to him’. Fr Paul says St Stanislaus was born [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (3: 16-21) which Jesus explains to Nicodemus ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost’. Fr Paul says the revelation of the Father in Jesus, the coming of the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (3: 7-15) in which, Jesus tells Nicodemus ‘the Son of Man must be lifted up, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him’. Fr Paul says Nicodemus, who we hear of in [...]
Today we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord and, as Fr Paul explains, this feast is usually celebrated on 25 March but was moved because it would have fallen in Holy week due to the early Easter this year. Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) in which, the [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (16: 9-15) in which, Jesus, when he appears to the Eleven tells them, ‘Go out to the whole world and proclaim the Good News to all creation’. Fr Paul says there is general agreement among scholars that the last few verses of Mark’s [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (21: 1-14) in which Jesus cooks breakfast for his friends on the shore of the Sea of Tiberius. Fr Paul says this Gospel brings an end to the Gospel of John and it presents a lovely scene of the disciples being re-united with [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (24: 35-48) in which Jesus comes among the disciples and says to them, “Peace be with you.” Fr Paul says in the previous Gospel reading the two disciples had met Jesus on their way to Emmaus. There Jesus had used the Eucharistic meal [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (24: 13-35) in which two followers of Jesus were on the road to a village called Emmaus, as they walked along discussing all that had happened in Jerusalem, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them but they did not recognise him. [...]
Today Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 11-18) in which Mary, weeping outside the tomb of Jesus, does not recognise him when she encounters him. Fr Paul says, again, this is a scene of hesitation and partial recognition. One wonders if this hesitation is stressed in order to emphasise [...]