Feast of Sts Simon & Jude - Apostles Fr Paul reads the Gospel for this feast from Luke (6:12-19), in which Jesus chooses the twelve apostles. In this Gospel, Fr Paul says, we hear that Jesus spent a night in prayer with his Father and he does so because he is making [...]
The mustard seed and the leaven Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (13:18-21) in which Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a mustard seed and the role of yeast in bread making. Before Jesus leaves Galilee and heads up to Jerusalem, the writer of Luke gives us these two parables [...]
Jesus heals on the Sabbath Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (13:10-17) in which Jesus heals the crippled woman on the Sabbath. Today, Fr Paul says, we have a typical Lukan story that contains many words frequently used by the writer of Luke. Terms and words such as ‘at once’ and [...]
Life is short Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (13:1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the fig tree. Fr Paul says, the killing of the worshipers by Pilate and the collapse of the tower at Salome, we hear of in the first part of this Gospel, are not mentioned [...]
Interpreting the times Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (12:54-59), which can be talked about in relation to interpreting the times. Fr Paul says Jesus gives two bits of practical advice using simple images from our everyday life. Firstly, Jesus uses our alertness to changes in the weather and he uses it [...]
Jesus tells his disciples he came to bring fire on the earth Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from Luke (12:49-53) in which Jesus tells his disciples he came to bring fire on earth. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel seems to be a real contradiction in terms as Jesus alludes in the first [...]
We do not know the time or the hour Tony Worner reads today’s Gospel from Luke (12: 39-48) in which Jesus says if the householder had known at what hour the burglar would come, he would not have let anyone break in. Tony says these verses, suggest scholars, are to do with [...]
Be ready for when the master comes Tony Worner reads today’s Gospel from Luke (12: 35-38) in which Jesus tells his disciples to be ready for when the master comes. Tony says that scholars suggest the verses we have just heard in today’s Gospel refer to ‘practical matters’. The image of lamps being lit to [...]
A person’s life is not made secure by what they own Tony Worner reads today’s Gospel from Luke (12: 13-21) in which Jesus tells the parable of the rich fool. Tony notes that these verses from Luke, begin the next section in the structure of Luke’s Gospel with the theme “when he comes”. It [...]
Memorial of St Ignatius of Antioch Before reading today’s Gospel (Luke 12: 8-12), Tony Worner acknowledges that today we also celebrate the Memorial of St Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr. Tony says these verses from Luke, complete the ‘spiritual transformation’ theme that has been part of the Gospel structure we’ve read over the [...]