Feast of Alphonsus Liguori Fr Paul reads today’s Gospel from (Matthew 14: 1-12), about the death of John the Baptist and tells us about St Alphonsus Liguori, who was born in Marianella near Naples in 1696. Alphonsus was the eldest of a large noble family and he received an extensive education. He [...]
Feast of St Ignatius of Loyola Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 54-58) about Jesus visiting his home town and teaching in the synagogue – ‘a prophet is only despised in his own country’. He then shares with us a little about the life of St Ignatius. As his [...]
Jesus explains what the Kingdom of Heaven is like Fr Paul reads two Gospels, the one we missed yesterday (Matthew 13: 44-46) because of the feast of St Martha and the one for today (Matthew 13: 47-53). In these Gospels, Fr Paul says we hear three parables about the Kingdom of Heaven. [...]
Feast of St Martha Today we celebrate the feast of St Martha as Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (10: 38-42) in which Martha welcomes Jesus into her home. Martha, as we know from the Gospel, was the sister of Mary of Bethany. She was also the sister of Lazarus. [...]
Jesus explains the parable of the weeds Fr Paul reads and reflects on the Gospel of Matthew (13: 36-43) in which Jesus explains the parable of the weeds. This explanation only occurs in Matthew and, Fr Paul says, we need to understand that part of Matthew’s style of writing - what he [...]
Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a mustard seed Today in our Gospel (Matthew 13: 31-35) we hear two parables in the relation to the kingdom of heaven – parables about the mustard seed and the yeast and the flour. Fr Paul says both of these stories are stories of growth: [...]
The Son of Man came to not to be served but to serve Feast of St James Today we celebrate the life of St James and Fr Paul reads from Matthew’s Gospel (20: 20-28) in which James is referenced. James is the brother of St John and like his brother, he too, [...]
The parable of the sower Today Fr Paul reads two passages from the Gospel of Matthew. The first (Matthew 13:1-9) is the parable of the sower, which comes before the reading we heard yesterday in which the disciples ask Jesus why he teaches in parables. In the second passage (Matthew 13: 18-23) [...]
Why Jesus teaches in parables Fr Paul says that in our Gospel today, Matthew (13:10-17) quite cleverly slips in the question the disciples ask of Jesus ‘Why do you teach in parables?’. He believes there are two reasons Jesus does this. Firstly, the use of stories and images is a great way [...]
Fr Paul filmed in mid April footage of him and Shannon (Fr Donnelly's pup) on their morning walking ritual reciting the rosary. This 20 minute video is dedicated to bring joy and comfort to those who have limited mobility or are confined for whatever reason.