Pastoral

Gospel Reflection – St Mary of the Cross (MacKillop) – 8 August

2025-08-07T09:42:52+10:00

Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (6: 24-34) in which Jesus encourages his followers to seek the kingdom of God, saying, ‘do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Mary of [...]

Gospel Reflection – Transfiguration of the Lord – 6 August

2025-08-04T14:24:30+10:00

As we celebrate the Transfiguration of our Lord, Fr Paul reads the Gospel from Luke (9: 28-36) in which Jesus takes Peter, John and James up onto a mountain to pray and there they witness his appearance transform. Fr Paul says this account of the Transfiguration of the Lord can sound embarrassingly magical. [...]

Gospel Reflection – 4 August – St John Vianney

2025-07-28T16:11:36+10:00

Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (9: 35-10:1) in which Jesus says to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St John Vianney whose [...]

Gospel Reflection – 1 August – St Alphonsus Liguori

2025-07-28T16:07:44+10:00

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 [...]

Gospel Reflection – 31 July – St Ignatius of Loyola

2025-07-28T16:01:15+10:00

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 [...]

Gospel Reflection – 29 July Saints Martha, Mary & Lazarus

2025-07-28T09:45:15+10:00

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 [...]

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