Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (5: 13-19) in which Jesus says , “you are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses it saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.” Afterwards, Fr [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 25-33) in which Jesus turns to a large crowd and says, “if anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters – yes, even their own life – such a person can not be my [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field or a merchant looking for fine pearls. Fr Paul says what we learn from today’s Gospel is that the followers of Jesus must be convinced that the Kingdom [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (11: 19-27) in which Martha says to Jesus, “if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.” Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Martha, Mary and Lazarus [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 31-35) in which Jesus tells the parables of the mustard seed and the yeast. Fr Paul says one way of coming to a better understanding of the parables is to seek out the circumstances in which Jesus might have told them, and then [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 16-17) in which Jesus says, ‘Happy are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Joachim and St Anne whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Joachim and St Anne were [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (20: 20-28) in which the mother of Zebedee’s sons comes to Jesus with her sons to ask a favour of him. Afterwards Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St James whose feast we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St James is [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 10-17) in which disciples ask Jesus why he talks to the people in Parables. Fr Paul says in today’s Gospel today the question the disciples ask is a question that you and I might also ask – why all the parables? Why all these [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 1-9) in which Jesus, again, teaches the people through parables (or stories) using subjects which were familiar to the listeners in this case a farmer sowing seed. Fr Paul says at the heart of this parable is the generous sowing of the seed, [...]
Today, as we celebrate the feast of St Mary Magadalene, Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of John (20: 1-2, 11-18) in which Mary of Magdala goes to the tomb of Jesus early in the morning only to discover it empty. Fr Paul says Mary Magadalene’s early visit to the tomb is [...]