Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (17: 11-19) in which Jesus prays ‘Holy Father, keep those you have given me true to your name.’ Fr Paul says this middle part of the high priestly prayer of Jesus centres on the separation of the followers of Jesus from the world. Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (11: 27-33) in which the chief priest, scribes, and the elders of the Temple question where Jesus gets his authority from. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about Ugandan martyrs, St Charles Lwanga and his companions whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says many Christians, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 29-33) in which the disciples tell Jesus they believe he came from God and Jesus says ‘I have told you these things, so that you might find peace in me. In the world you will have trouble but be brave: I have conquered [...]
Today as we celebrate the feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 39-56) in which Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth, who says ‘Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled’. Fr Paul says [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 20-23) in which Jesus says to his disciples, ‘You are sad now, but I shall see you again and your hearts will be full of joy, and that joy no one shall take from you’. Fr Paul says the Lord describes the pain [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 16-20) in which Jesus says to his disciples, ‘In a short time you will no longer see me, and then a short time later while you will see me again… you will be weeping and wailing while the world will rejoice. You will [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 12-15) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “I still have many things to say to you. They would be too much for you now but when the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you to complete the truth.” Fr Paul says [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (16: 5-11) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “now I am going to him who sent me.” Fr Paul says in today’s gospel we have a language problem. Paraclete means advocate, lawyer or attorney. The Lord says that he will prove the world [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (17: 20-26) in which Jesus prays to his Father, ‘May they be one in us as you are in me, and I am in you’. Fr Paul says St Philip, whose life we celebrated today, was born in Florence in 1515. At the age [...]
On the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-27) in which Jesus saw his mother at the foot of the cross and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby. He said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “This is your mother.” Fr Paul [...]