Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Mark (12: 28-34) in which Jesus is asked which is the greatest commandment. The first, he says, is to love God with all your heart, soul and mind; and the second, not far behind, is to love your neighbour as yourself. Fr Paul [...]
St Agnes' Parish has been committed to serving the needs of the local Port Macquarie community since the first St Agnes' Catholic Church was built in 1878. Emmaus Village, an innovative community for people living with dementia inspired by The Hogeweyk ® model in the Netherlands, will be opening in 2024. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Luke (11:14-23) in which Jesus says whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me, scatters. Fr Paul says in this Gospel passage Jesus is accused of being in league with the Prince of Demons. The name of [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 17-19) in which Jesus says he has not come to abolish the law or the prophets but to complete them. Fr Paul says God’s covenant with Moses on Mount Sinai was the basis of Israel’s life. It gave the terms under which [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (18: 21-35) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Unforgiving Servant and Peter asks, ‘how many times must I forgive someone?’. Fr Paul says this is a favourite parable of Matthew and it continues and concludes his theme that forgiveness is the [...]
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 [...]