Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 25-33), in which Jesus says,' whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple'. In this gospel Jesus does not pull his punches, and here he delivers a series of devastating body-blows to anyone who is looking for easy [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 15-24), in which Jesus tells the parable of the great banquet. Here is a third parable about dinner-parties, for Luke likes threes. Luke and Matthew treat this same story differently. Matthew’s is a royal wedding-banquet and therefore is on a grander scale: the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (10: 11-16) in which Jesus says, 'I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me - just as the Father knows me and I know the Father - and I lay down my life for the sheep'. Afterwards, Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (14: 1-6) in which Jesus says, 'Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in me also’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the feast of All Souls which we celebrate today. All Souls' Day, also known as the Commemoration [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 1-12), in which Jesus says, 'Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven'. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the feast of All Saints which we celebrate today. All Saints' Day is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the church, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 31-35), in which Jesus says, "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing". This [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 22-30), in which Jesus says, "There are those who are last who will be first, and first who will be last.”. Jesus is now on his way to Jerusalem. He is half-way through his journey towards the Passion – his arrest, torture and [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 18-21), in which before Jesus leaves Galilee and begins his journey to Jerusalem Luke gives us two parables about growth. They could well have been told by Jesus when the disciples were facing discouragement: how could their little band of nobodies be the [...]
Today we welcome back Fr Paul Gooley. He also takes the opportunity to thank those that presented the gospel reflections while he was on leave. Today he reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 12-19), in which Jesus, after spending the night on the mountainside praying to God, calls his disciples to him [...]
Shane Hyland, Leader of School Evangelisation at St Joseph’s Regional College reads today from the Gospel of Luke (13: 1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the fig tree, which does not bear fruit. Shane says, today’s Gospel passage helps us to reflect on human sinfulness and the need for repentance. Jesus [...]