Gospel Reflection Wednesday 18th Week of Ordinary Time (9 August) – The Canaanite Woman’s Faith
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (15: 21-28) in which a Canaanite woman begs Jesus to cure her demon-possessed daughter saying, [...]
Gospel Reflection Tuesday 18th Week of Ordinary Time (8 August) – St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 25-34) in which Jesus tells us not to worry about anything that the heavenly [...]
Gospel Reflection Monday 18th Week of Ordinary Time (7 August) – The importance of hospitality
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 13-21) in which Jesus feeds the five thousand. Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel, [...]
Gospel Reflection Saturday 17th Week of Ordinary Time (5 August) – Herod’s fear
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (14: 1-12) in which tells how Herod comes to arrest and kill John the Baptist. [...]
Gospel Reflection Friday 17th Week of Ordinary Time (4 August) – St John Vianney
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 54-58) in which Jesus says ‘A prophet is only despised in his own country [...]
Gospel Reflection Thursday 17th Week of Ordinary Time (3 August) – St Dominic
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 47-53) in which Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a dragnet that once [...]
Gospel Reflection Wednesday 17th Week of Ordinary Time (2 August) – The value of the Kingdom of Heaven
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in [...]
Gospel Reflection Tuesday 17th Week of Ordinary Time (1 August) – St Alphonsus Liguori
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 36-43) in which Jesus explains the parable of the weeds in the field. Afterwards, [...]
Gospel Reflection Monday 17th Week of Ordinary Time (31 July) – St Ignatius of Loyola
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 31-35) in which Jesus tells the story of the mustard seed, so small, and [...]
Gospel Reflection Saturday 16th Week of Ordinary Time (29 July) – Sts Martha, Mary & Lazarus
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (11: 19-27) in which Martha, after the death of Lazarus, went out to meet Jesus [...]
Gospel Reflection Friday 16th Week of Ordinary Time (28 July) – Rich soil yields much
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 18-23) in which the disciples listen as Jesus explains the Parable of the Sower. [...]
Gospel Reflection Thursday 16th Week of Ordinary Time (27 July) – The Parables of Jesus
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 10-17) in which disciples ask Jesus why he talks to the people in Parables. [...]
Gospel Reflection Wednesday 16th Week of Ordinary Time (26 July) – Saints Joachim and Anne
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the farmer who went out to [...]
Gospel Reflection Tuesday 16th Week of Ordinary Time (25 July) – St James
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (20: 20-28) in which the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons [...]
Gospel Reflection Monday 16th Week of Ordinary Time (24 July) – The greatest sign of all time
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 38-42) in which some of the Scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Master, we [...]
Gospel Reflection Saturday 15th Week of Ordinary Time (22 July) – St Mary of Magdala
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (20: 1-2, 11-18) in which tells of Mary Magdalene’s visit to the tomb of Jesus [...]
Gospel Reflection Friday 15th Week of Ordinary Time (21 July) – Mercy not sacrifice
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 1-8) in which the disciples of Jesus were hungry and began pick and eat [...]
Gospel Reflection Thursday 15th Week of Ordinary Time (20 July) – Rest for the weary
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 28-30) in which Jesus says, “Come to me, all you who labour and are [...]
Gospel Reflection Wednesday 15th Week of Ordinary Time (19 July) The Father and the Son
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 25-27) in which Jesus says, “I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, [...]
Gospel Reflection Tuesday 15th Week of Ordinary Time (18 July) – Woe to You
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 20-24) in which Jesus reproaches the towns where most of his miracles had been [...]
Gospel Reflection Monday 15th Week of Ordinary Time (17 July) – Not peace but a sword
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 34 - 11:1) in which Jesus says, ‘Do not suppose that I have come [...]
Gospel Reflection Saturday 14th Week of Ordinary Time (15 July) – St Bonaventure
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 24-33) in which Jesus says, ‘If anyone declares themselves for me in the presence [...]
Gospel Reflection Friday 14th Week of Ordinary Time (14 July) – Perseverance
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 16-23) in which Jesus tells the disciples to be on their guard because ‘I [...]
Gospel Reflection Thursday 14th Week of Ordinary Time (13 July) – The Kingdom of heaven is close
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 7-15) in which Jesus, when he sends the disciples out, tells them to take [...]
Gospel Reflection Wednesday 14th Week of Ordinary Time (12 July) – Jesus sends out the Apostles
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (10: 1-7) in which Jesus sends out the twelve apostles to proclaim the kingdom of [...]