Pastoral

Jesus tells Peter ‘Feed my sheep’ Over the next couple of days, with our Easter season coming to an end and Pentecost [...]

Jesus prays for unity to be a sign of God’s love Today in John (17: 20-26), Fr Paul says we hear the [...]

Jesus prays for his church In the Gospel (John 17: 11-19) today, Fr Paul says we need to keep in mind that [...]

Feast of Philip Neri Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel (John 17: 1-11) and shares a little bit about the life of priest, [...]

Feast of Mary Help of Christians Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (19;25-27) for the Feast of Mary Help of [...]

Jesus: Whatever you ask in my name will be given to you Fr Paul says today’s Gospel (John 16: 22-28) brings to [...]

Jesus tells the disciples their sorrow will turn to joy As we continue the journey towards the Ascension in John’s Gospel (16: [...]

Jesus wants his community to be filled with the Spirit Fr Paul says we see a familiar pattern in John’s Gospel (16:16-20) [...]

Jesus tells the disciples there is so much more he wants to share with them After reading today’s Gospel (John 16: 12-15), [...]

Jesus outlines 3 things the Spirit will help the disciples realise Fr Paul says two themes continue to run through our Gospel [...]

Jesus promises to send the Spirit Fr Paul says, this week, starting with today’s Gospel from John (15:26 -16:4), we are pilgrims on [...]

Feast of St Matthias Matthias is elected to the twelve For today’s Feast of St Matthias Fr Paul reads from the Acts [...]

I am the vine, you are the branches In today’s Gospel (John 15: 1-8) we experience a part of the Last Supper [...]

Jesus explains how he is the way to the Father This Gospel from John (14: 7-14) follows on from yesterday’s Gospel and [...]

 Jesus says trust in God and trust in me Today’s Gospel passage – John 14: 1-6 – is one of the most [...]

Jesus calls us to mission, ministry and service In John’s Gospel (13: 16-20) today, Fr Paul says we are listening to a [...]

John’s Gospel can be divided into two books - the book of Signs and the book of Glory. Today’s reading (John 12: [...]

Jesus speaks with the Jews at the Temple In reflecting on this descriptive passage from John (10:22-30), Fr Paul reminds us that [...]

Feast of St Athanasius Today we remember St Athanasius (295-373) who assisted at Council of Nicea and fought against arianism (the belief [...]

John’s Gospel (6: 52-59) today sees Jesus teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum. He causes a stir among the Jews there who [...]

Today Fr Paul focuses his reflection on John’s Gospel (6: 44-51) in which Jesus says ‘No-one can come to me unless he [...]