Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 1-6, 16-18) in which Jesus says, 'when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 28-31) in which Jesus promises eternal life to those who follow him after Peter asks, ‘What about us? We left everything to follow you’. Fr Paul says this little story is essentially a repeat of Jesus’s teaching about wealth. Wealth makes entering the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 17-27) in which Jesus says, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Fr Paul says, in this Gospel we meet a rich young man who approaches Jesus with a big question: "What must I do [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 13-16) in which Jesus says, “Let the little children come to me and do not stop them.” Fr Paul says, in this Gospel we see a beautiful moment where people bring their children to Jesus so that He can bless them. The disciples, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (10: 1-12) in which the Pharisees test Jesus’ knowledge of the Law by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” Fr Paul says, in this Gospel, we encounter Jesus teaching about the sanctity and indissolubility of marriage. When questioned by [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (9: 41-50) in which Jesus says, “If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink just because you belong to Christ, they will most certainly not lose their reward”. Fr Paul says, if Jesus is to be taken literally here we would all [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (9: 38-40) in which Jesus says, “No one who works a miracle in my name is likely to speak evil of me, anyone who is not against us is for us”. Fr Paul says this little incident must be read in the light of a [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (9: 30-37) in which Jesus again tells the disciples he must suffer and die, and says, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.” Fr Paul says, after Peter’s confession of Jesus as Messiah the road [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Mark (9: 14 - 29) in which Jesus tells the father who asks Jesus to heal his son of epilepsy if he can, “Everything is possible for anyone who has faith.” Fr Paul says this vivid account of the healing of the epileptic boy is [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (16: 13 - 19) in which Jesus says, “You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it”. Fr Paul says today, we celebrate a very special day called the [...]