Parable of the two sons Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Matthew (21: 28-32) in which Jesus tells the parable of the two sons. Matthew loves doing parables contrasting the ‘goodies’ with the ‘baddies’ like the two sons in today’s Gospel. For Matthew there is only bad and white; there are no [...]
St John of the Cross (Memorial) Today, Fr Paul reads from Matthew’s Gospel (21: 23-27) in which the chief priests and elders question the authority of Jesus. He then shares a little about the life of St John of the Cross whose memorial we celebrated today. John of the Cross was born [...]
The voice of Elijah has already come Today, Fr Paul reads from Matthew’s Gospel (17:10-13) in which the disciples question Jesus about Elijah, which continues a theme that we have been hearing all this week. We continue to hear about John the Baptist, Jesus, Wisdom and, like yesterday, about the people’s refusal [...]
You did not dance Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 16-19) in which Jesus compares his generation to children in the marketplace who say to others: ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance’. This Gospel is also called, at times, the parable of the playing children. [...]
Jesus speaks about John the Baptist Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 11-15) in which Jesus speaks to the crowds of John the Baptist. In the Gospel last weekend John the Baptist was introduced to us on our Advent Journey and, at that time, Fr Paul mentioned that all [...]
You will find rest for your soul Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (11: 28-30) in which Jesus says, ‘Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.’ In Judaism, the yoke that’s referred to can sometimes refer to the Law; that the [...]
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) about the annunciation when the angel Gabriel visits Mary and she accepts God’s will for her. On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Fr Paul explains that this doctrine holds that the [...]
St Ambrose Fr Paul reads today from the Gospel of Luke (5: 17-26) in which Jesus heals the paralytic. After the Gospel, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Ambrose whose memorial we celebrate today. Ambrose was born in what is now Germany around 338 and he was born [...]
Compassion in action Fr Paul reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 35 and 10:1, 6-8) in which Jesus tells his disciples that the harvest is rich, but the labourers are few. Time after time, Jesus’s heart goes out to the unfortunate and distressed, the despised, the outcast just as we [...]
Jesus cures the two blind men Fr Paul reads today from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 27-31) in which Jesus cures the two blind men. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel is one of the ten healings that Jesus does in the Gospel of Matthew after the Sermon on the Mount. It again [...]