Today as we celebrate the solemnity of the immaculate conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) in which Mary says yes to God’s request that she become the mother of Jesus. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about this special feast day. Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 35 – 10: 1, 6- 8) in which Jesus as he sends out the twelve to go to the lost sheep of Israel saying to them ‘You received without charge; give without charge’. Fr Paul says the Gospel today has two parts. Part [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 27-31) in which Jesus asks two blind men who seek healing, “Do you believe that I can do this?” They said, “Sir, we do.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “Your faith deserves it so let it be done for you”. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 21, 24-27) in which Jesus says, ‘Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock’. Fr Paul says the Sermon on the Mount is the first of Matthew’s [...]
Inspired by Christian faith, Centacare’s vision is for a community that promotes dignity, equality and participation of its citizens. A community in which there is recognition of individual and social rights and responsibilities, where each person is supported to reach their full potential. In 2015 we celebrated 20 years of service in our community [...]
As we begin Advent, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 21-24) in which Jesus, filled of joy by the Holy Spirit says ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever, and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Matthew 8: 5-11) in which a centurion asks Jesus to help his paralysed servant and says ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you under my roof, just give the word, and my servant will be cured’. Fr Paul says this Gospel reading makes an [...]
On the last day of the Church’s Liturgical year, Fr Paul Gooley reads from Luke’s Gospel (21: 34-36) in which Jesus tells the disciples to be careful not to be weighed down by distractions of life but to watch and pray, always, so they are ready to stand with confidence before the Son [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 29-33) in which Jesus told the parable of the fig tree and said, ‘Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away’. Fr Paul the little parable of the fig tree and, in fact, the mention of all trees [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of (Luke 21: 20-28) in which Jesus tells the disciples, ‘When you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you must realise that she will soon be laid desolate’. Fr Paul in this Gospel Luke focuses on a horror to come and that is the destruction of Jerusalem. [...]