Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 14-17) in which John’s disciples ask Jesus, ‘How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” Fr Paul says in these two stories about Jesus and the Pharisees we are deep within the problem of the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 9-13) in which the Pharisees, after seeing Jesus going to the tax collector Matthew’s house for dinner, ask Jesus’ disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”. Fr Paul says he thinks it is fairly universal that nobody likes tax-collectors. [...]
As we celebrate the feast of St Thomas, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 24-29) in which Jesus says to Thomas, who refused to believe that Jesus had risen unless he saw for himself, ‘You believe because you can see me; happy are those who have not seen and [...]
Tony Worner, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish’s Leader of Formation, reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 28-34) in which Jesus confronts two demon-possessed men in the region of the Gadarenes. Tony says we all have our own inner demons to contend with, and perhaps we encounter others who we think are also [...]
Tony Worner, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish’s Leader of Formation, reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 23-27) in which Jesus calms the wind and the sea. Tony says, today’s Gospel, which follows on after yesterday’s, can seem a little confronting. Jesus was asleep or seemingly unaware of the violent storm that surrounded [...]
Tony Worner, St Agnes’ Catholic Parish’s Leader of Formation, reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 18-22) in which Jesus says to his disciples and to us, “Follow me”. Tony says, in today’s short Gospel today, we are given two examples of differing attitudes desirous of following Jesus, and Jesus’ response to [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (8: 5-17) in which the centurion approaches Jesus asking for help for his seriously ill servant. Seeing the man’s faith, Jesus says, ‘Go; let it be done for you according to your faith’. Fr Prodencio says, for the early Christians, the capacity of [...]
As we celebrate the solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus today Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Luke (15: 3-7) in which Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep and of the joy when it is found. “Rejoice with me, I have found my sheep that was lost.” [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from Matthew’s Gospel (7: 21-29) in which Jesus says everyone who listens to his words and acts on them will be like a sensible man who builds his house on good foundations. Fr Prodencio says, if we think of the Kingdom of Heaven as those heavenly experiences that we [...]
Today Fr Prodencio Bognay reads from the Gospel of Matthew (7: 15-20) in which Jesus says, ‘beware of false prophets who come to you disguised as sheep, but underneath are ravenous wolves. You will be able to tell them by their fruit.’ Fr Prodencio says that during the time of Jesus, part of [...]