Pastoral

Jesus challenges us to be genuinely open to God In today’s Gospel from Matthew (23: 23-26) Jesus challenges the scribes and Pharisees [...]

Feast of St Bartholomew Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (1: 45-51) which tells of Philip taking Nathanael to meet [...]

Feast of St Pius X Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Matthew (22: 34-40) where Jesus is questioned by the Pharisees about [...]

Feast of St Bernard of Clairvaux Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Matthew (22: 1-14) about the king who sends his servants [...]

For God everything is possible Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Matthew (19: 23-30) in which Jesus tells his disciples that it [...]

Sell everything you own and follow me The Gospel today comes from Matthew (19:16-22) in which a man asks Jesus what good [...]

Feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Virgin Mary Fr Paul says this Feast would normally be a holy day of obligation [...]

How often must I forgive? Fr Paul reads Matthew’s Gospel (18:21-19:1) in which Peter asks Jesus how often he must forgive his [...]

The limits of forgiveness Fr Paul reads Matthew’s Gospel (18:15-20) in which Jesus talks to his disciples about resolving differences and reminds [...]

Feast of St Clare of Assisi Fr Paul reads Matthew’s Gospel (18:1-5, 10, 12-14) in which Jesus tells the disciples ‘unless you [...]

Feast of St Lawrence Fr Paul reads the Gospel from John (12: 24-26) when Jesus tells his disciples that unless a grain [...]

Feast of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of St Mary of the Cross Mackillop, our [...]

Take up your cross and follow me Today, in Matthew’s Gospel (16: 24-28), Fr Paul says we hear the first of three [...]

Feast of the Transfiguration Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (17: 1-9) as we celebrate the Feast of the [...]

The Canaanite woman’s faith Today’s Gospel (Matthew 15: 21-28) is about the interaction Jesus has with a Canaanite woman whose daughter is [...]

Feast of St John Vianney Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Matthew (15: 1-2, 10-14) in which the Pharisees question Jesus about [...]

Feast of St Dominic Today’s Gospel (Matthew 14: 13-21) tells of crowds pursuing Jesus and the disciples even though they had withdrawn [...]

Feast of Alphonsus Liguori  Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from (Matthew 14: 1-12), about the death of John the Baptist and tells [...]

Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 54-58) about Jesus visiting his home town [...]

Jesus explains what the Kingdom of Heaven is like Fr Paul reads two Gospels, the one we missed yesterday (Matthew 13: 44-46) [...]

Feast of St Martha Today we celebrate the feast of St Martha as Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: [...]

Jesus explains the parable of the weeds Fr Paul reads and reflects on the Gospel of Matthew (13: 36-43) in which Jesus [...]