Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 1-12) in which Jesus tells his followers to listen to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees and do what they say, but Jesus also notes, ‘do not be guided by what they do, since they do not practice what they preach’. Fr [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (22:34-40) in which Jesus, when asked, which is the greatest commandment, says, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: ‘You [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (1: 45-51) in which Philip tells Nathanael about Jesus and invites to come with him to see Jesus. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the apostle St Bartholomew whose feast we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Bartholomew was born at Cana and was brought [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (20: 1-6) in which Jesus tells the story of how the owner of the vineyard takes on workers at various times throughout the day so some work more hours than others. Fr Paul says the parable of the labourers in the vineyard in today’s Gospel [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 23-30) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘For God everything is possible.’ Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Mary, which we celebrate today. Fr Paul says the doctrine of the Assumption was proclaimed in 1951, and [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 16-22) in which a rich young man asks Jesus what good deed he must do to possess eternal life. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the live of St Pius X, whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Pius was born in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 13-15) in which the people brought little children to Jesus for him to lay his hands on them and say a prayer. Fr Paul says, the Gospel of Matthew today is his version of the event of the blessing of children – in the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (19: 3-12) in which the Pharisees test Jesus saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any pretext whatever?” Fr Paul says, the first group that Jesus speaks to in this Gospel is the Pharisees, who would have been surprised, if [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 21 - 19:1) in which Peter asks Jesus, “Lord, how often must I forgive someone if they wrong me?”. Fr Paul says, in the parable in today’s Gospel we hear the continuation and the conclusion of the theme of forgiveness. We are reminded that [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 15-20) in which Jesus tells his disciples how to respectfully call each other to account and says, ‘wherever two or three meet in my name, I shall be there with them’. Fr Paul says, the Gospel writer, Matthew is a realist. Despite the presence [...]