Today is the feast of St Mark, the Evangelist and Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (16: 15-20) in which the disciples, after Jesus is taken up into heaven, went out and preached everywhere, ‘the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the signs that accompanied it”.Fr Paul then [...]
On this ANZAC Day, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (12: 23-28) in which Jesus says to his disciples “Now the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified”.Today, Fr Paul shares the story of a young priest:Jeremiah Joseph Dineen (pictured in Fr Paul’s background today) was born [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (16:9-15) in which Jesus commissions the disciples to “Go out to the whole world and proclaim the good news to all creation”.Fr Paul says, yesterday, we heard and read from the end of John’s Gospel and, today, we hear the end of Mark’s Gospel. [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (21: 1-14) in which Jesus shows himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberius and after they haul in a miraculous catch of fish, he cooks them breakfast on the shore. Fr Paul says, today, we hear about the disciples being reunited [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (24: 35-48) in which the disciples were alarmed and frightened when Jesus comes among them saying “Peace be with you’ and he asks them, “Why are you so agitated, and why are these doubts rising in your hearts? Look at my hands and feet. Yes, it [...]
Today, Fr Paul reads from Luke’s Gospel (24: 13-34) in which two disciples find themselves in the presence of the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus.Fr Paul says this beautiful story of the Road to Emmaus is also a beautiful story because it also outlines for us the journey of faith to [...]
Today Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from the Gospel of John (20: 11-18) in which Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene after his Resurrection.Anne says it wasn’t until Jesus called her by name that Mary recognised him. Until that moment she had been distraught, overwhelmed by grief at the realisation that Jesus [...]
Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from the Gospel of Matthew (26: 14-25) in which Judas Iscariot approaches the Chief Priests and agrees to betray Jesus, who foretells of this betrayal at supper with the Twelve.Anne notes, today is the last day of Lent, the day before the action of the Easter [...]
Today Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from the Gospel of John (13: 21-33, 36-38) in which Jesus , who predicts Peter’s denial of him, says, ‘I shall not be with you much longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews: Where I am going, you cannot [...]
Today as we begin Holy Week, Anne O’Brien, our Director of Mission, reads from the Gospel of John (12: 1-11) in which Mary of Bethany anoints the feet of Jesus with nard, a costly perfume. Anne says, in today’s Gospel these powerful words, ‘You will not always have me…’, of Jesus are a [...]