Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 54-58) in which Jesus says to the skeptics, “A prophet is only despised in his own country and in his own house.” Fr Paul says when Jesus' returns to his hometown of Nazareth, he faced skepticism and rejection from the very people who [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 47-53) in Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds of fish. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Alphonsus Liguori whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 44-46) in which Jesus says the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Ignatius of Loyola whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 36-43) in which the disciples ask Jesus to explain the parable of the weeds in the field. Fr Paul says the parable of the wheat and the weeds, provides a profound insight into the nature of the Church and the kingdom of God. [...]
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: 24-30) in which Jesus says, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field but, while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds (darnell) all among the wheat’. Fr Paul says at the [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (13: 18-23) in which Jesus explains the meaning of the Parable of the Sower. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about St Joachim and St Anne, whose memorials we celebrate today. Fr Paul says St Joachim and St Anne were the parents of the [...]
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 favor 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 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, [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Matthew (12: 46-50) in which Jesus says, ‘whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother’. Fr Paul says in this gospel Matthew redefines family relationships in the context of the Kingdom of God. Jesus' response to being [...]