Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 31-37) in which the people of Capernaum were amazed by the authority and power with which Jesus drove the spirit of a demon out of a young man there. Fr Paul says this first story of the healing ministry of Jesus is pretty well [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 16-30) in which Jesus goes to the synagogue in Nazareth, where he had been brought up, on the Sabbath day and read from the scroll of the prophet Isaiah: The Spirit of the Lord has been given to me, for he has anointed [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (25: 14-30) in which Jesus tells the parable of talents about a man who gave his wealth to his servants to invest, each according to their ability. Fr Paul says this is a long and detailed parable by Matthew. The central message though is [...]
As we remember the Passion of St John Baptist, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 17-29) in which tells how Herod came to have John the Baptist beheaded. Fr Paul says Saint John the Baptist has two feasts. This one, in August, which celebrates his death, and the other [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 8-12) in which Jesus says, 'those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted'. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Augustine whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says, Augustine was born in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 11-17) in which Jesus, when he saw the widow who was burying her son, his heart went out to her and he said, “Don’t cry”. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Monica whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 23-26) in which Jesus takes the Scribes and Pharisees to task over neglecting weightier matters of the law—justice, mercy and good faith. Fr Paul says, today, we hear Jesus criticise the Scribes and Pharisees, basically, because they have become obsessed with every little detail, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 13-22) in which Jesus calls out the hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees saying, ‘Alas for you, blind guides!’. Fr Paul says this passage brings the first four of the seven ‘alas’s!’ against the scribes and Pharisees. These are not curses in the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (23: 1-12) in which Jesus tells his followers to listen to the teachers of the law and the Pharisees and do what they say, but Jesus also notes, ‘do not be guided by what they do, since they do not practice what they preach’. Fr [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (1: 26-38) in which God sends the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in Galilee to visit Mary. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is celebrate today. Fr Paul says, the doctrine of the [...]