Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 16-23) in which Jesus tells the disciples to be on their guard because ‘I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore, be as cunning as serpents and, yet, as innocent as doves’. Fr Paul says much of this central passage of Matthew’s [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 7-15) in which Jesus, when he sends the disciples out, tells them to take nothing with them. Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel, more than the details, the importance of the instructions lies in their atmosphere: the disciples are to be dependent on the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 1-7) in which Jesus sends out the twelve apostles to proclaim the kingdom of heaven is close at hand. Fr Paul notes the mission-discourse that we are hearing in Matthew at the moment is the second of Matthew’s five great collections of the sayings [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 32-38) in which Jesus went to all the towns and villages teaching, proclaiming the good news, and healing. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Benedict whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Benedict was born in Nursia, in [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns and begins by thanking everyone who supported the Gospel Reflections while he was on leave. Today Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 18-26) in which Jesus heals the official’s daughter and tells the sick woman who touches his cloak ‘your faith has restored you to health’. [...]
Anne O’Brien, Deputy CEO (Mission People and Culture), reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 14-17) in which Jesus, when asked why John the Baptist’s followers and the Pharisees fast often, but his disciples did not, says, ‘Put new wine into fresh skins and both are preserved’. Anne notes, John's disciples in today's [...]
Anne O’Brien, Deputy CEO (Mission People and Culture), reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 9-13) in which hear how the Pharisees question the company Jesus keeps when he has dinner at Matthew, the tax collector’s house. Responding to this criticism Jesus says, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but [...]
Today Anne O’Brien, Deputy CEO (Mission People and Culture), reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 1-8) in which Jesus, who forgives and heals the paralysed man, says to those who question his authority, "The Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins." Anne asks how do we envisage authority in [...]
Anne O’Brien, Deputy CEO (Mission People and Culture), reads from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 28-34) in which Jesus heals two men by driving out the demons tormenting them into a herd of pigs. Such was the impact of this healing that the people living in the area implored him to leave the [...]
Today Anne O’Brien, Deputy CEO (Mission People and Culture), reads from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 23-27) in which the disciples, after Jesus calms the storm, ask "Whatever kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him." Anne says today's Gospel tells the story of a time of shock [...]