Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) in which Mary is greeted by the Angel Gabriel saying “Rejoice so highly favored! The Lord is with you” and she responds to God’s request saying, “I am the handmaid of the Lord, let what you have said be done to me”. Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 24-30) in which the people in the synagogue at Nazara were upset when they heard Jesus say, ‘no prophet is accepted in his hometown’. Fr Paul says the full impact of this Gospel scene becomes apparent only when we remember that it occurs [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (15: 1-3, 11-32) in which Jesus tells a parable of the man with two sons, the younger one of whom asks for his share of the estate and then goes and squanders it. Fr Paul says today’s gospel reading gives us a particularly attractive [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (21: 33-43, 45-46) in which Jesus tells a parable about the landowner whose vineyard is leased to wicked tenants. Fr Paul says Jesus’ understanding of the power or authority of God brought him the violent opposition of some of the Jewish leaders. In the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (16: 19-31) in which Jesus tells the parable of the rich man and the poor man, Lazarus. Fr Paul says this story about Jesus only happens in Luke and it is another stark warning of the danger of wealth. For Fr Paul there are [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (1: 16, 18-21, 24) in which an angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, telling him, ‘do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because she has conceived in her is by the Holy Spirit’. Fr Paul says we [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 1-12) in which Jesus says to the crowds and to his disciples: “The scribes and the Pharisees occupy the chair of Moses. You must, therefore, do what they tell you and listen to what they say. But do not be guided by what [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke 5: 1-11 in which Jesus asks Simon to place his boat into deep water and let down the nets to catch fish for the people. Afterwards, he shares a little about the life of St. Patrick, whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 43-48) in which Jesus says, 'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you' and later, 'Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect'. Fr Paul says today we are presented with the last of the six standards in the Sermon [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 20-26) in which Jesus Jesus says if you are in conflict with someone, settle the matter quickly so that it does not escalate to something worse. Fr Paul says the righteousness of the Christian must pass that of even the strict observance [...]