Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (17: 26-37) in which Jesus says, ‘anyone who tries to preserve their life will lose it, and anyone who loses their life will keep it safe’. After reading the Gospel Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Martin of Tours whose memorial [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (17: 20-25) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘the Kingdom of God is among you’. After reading the Gospel Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Leo the Great whose memorial we celebrate today.Fr Paul notes St Leo was born in Etruria [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (2: 13-22) in which Jesus drives the money changers out of the temple saying ‘take all of this out of here and stop turning my Father’s house into a market’. After reading the Gospel Fr Paul shares a little about the Dedication of the Lateran [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (17: 7-10) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘when you have done all you have been told to do, say, ‘We are merely servants; we have done no more than our duty’’.Fr Paul says the two sections of this Gospel reading might, at first [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (17: 1-6) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘obstacles are sure to come but alas to the person who provides them’.Fr Paul says the Gospel we’ve heard today shows us that Luke is using the sayings of Jesus that he has access to. Both [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (16: 1-8) in which Jesus tells his disciples a parable about the dishonest steward. After reading the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Charles Borromeo, whose memorial we celebrate today.Fr Paul notes, Charles Borromeo was born in a castle [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (15: 1-10) in which Jesus tells his disciples the Parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. Fr Paul says today’s gospel gives us two parables on forgiveness. These two parables begin a whole section of Luke’s Gospel, which has been called ‘the Gospel [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (14: 1-6) in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God still and trust in me. There are many rooms in my Father’s house; if there were not, I should have told you. I am going now [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12) in which Jesus makes the introduction to the Sermon on the Mount. Fr Paul begins by reflecting on the final line from the Gospel today; “rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven”.Fr Paul says that today we celebrate [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 12-14) in which Jesus says when you give a lunch or dinner, do not invite those who can repay you, instead invite those who cannot repay you - the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind - and you will be blessed. Fr Paul [...]