For the next two weeks, Anne O’Brien, Leader of Mission, and Tony Worner, Leader of Formation, will fill in for Fr Paul to present our Gospel Reflections.Today, Tony reads from the Gospel of John (8: 21-30) in which Jesus tells the Jews ‘I am going away, you will look for me, and you [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (8: 12-20) in which the Pharisees question the testimony of Jesus when he tells the people, “I am the light of the world; anyone who follows me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the light of life.”Fr Paul says, like last [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (7: 40-52) in which people could not agree who Jesus was, a prophet or the Messiah.Fr Paul says, today is a real example of just how stubborn the opponents of Jesus are. You can really sense the anger and you can listen to the sarcasm [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (7: 1-2, 10, 25-30) which tells of Jesus’s visit to the Jewish Feast of Tabernacles.In this Gospel, Fr Paul says, we hear Jesus goes quite privately to Jerusalem for the Feast of Tabernacles. Fr Paul says this feast, even to this day, is still about [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (5: 31-47) in which Jesus talks about those who bear witness to him. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel continues the confrontation of Jesus and the Jewish leaders of the Temple. Today, Jesus cites the testimonies that bear witness to who he really is. In fact, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (5: 17-30) when Jesus tells the Jews about the relationship between the Father and the Son. Fr Paul reminds us of yesterday’s Gospel when Jesus was being attacked for working on the Sabbath. The authorities are also upset because Jesus was actually claiming the right to [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (5: 1-3, 5-16) about when Jesus meets an invalid who had been ill for 38 years and had no one to help him into the Bethzatha healing pool. Fr Paul says this Gospel and its message will spread over the next three days. He notes that [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (4: 43-54) about the royal official who, when he hears of Jesus’s return to Galilee, goes to him and begs Jesus to heal his son who is gravely ill in Capernaum.Fr Paul says this story of the official’s son appears in three Gospels with slight [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (18: 9-14) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector – two men, two prayers, two attitudes, two verdicts.Fr Paul says Luke is a real promoter of prayer and he frequently offers hints about it. Jesus in Luke’s Gospel is [...]
Today as we celebrate the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1:26-38) in which Mary, after being visited by Angel Gabriel with a message from God, responds saying ‘I am the handmaid of the Lord, let what you have said be done to me’. Fr [...]