Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 21-28) in which we see the growing authority of Jesus. This growing authority, Fr Paul says, is the theme of the early part of Mark’s Gospel. As we know, Jesus has already called his disciples and when he called them, they left everything [...]
Follow me As we return to the Gospels and green banners of Ordinary Time, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (1: 14-20) in which Jesus declares that the Kingdom of God is at hand and calls his first disciples. In this Gospel, Fr Paul says, Jesus begins his ministry and [...]
He must grow greater; I must become less Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (3: 22-30) in which John the Baptist again bears witness to Jesus as the one who was promised. Fr Paul says, this final Gospel in the series of readings after the Epiphany is the final one [...]
Jesus cures the leper Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (5: 12-16) in which the leper says to Jesus “If you want to, you can cure me”. Epiphany, as Fr Paul mentioned last Sunday, means ‘manifestation’ or an appearance or a demonstration and the Gospels we have read this week [...]
Jesus returns to his hometown Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (4: 14-22) in which Jesus reads from scripture in the synagogue on the Sabbath at Nazara. In the Gospel we have just heard, Fr Paul says, Jesus explains his mission. Jesus unrolls the scroll and stops at the central [...]
Jesus walks on water Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 45-52) in which Jesus tells his disciples, "Courage! It is I; do not be afraid”. Fr Paul says, like yesterday, we can read this Gospel two ways. One is that the disciples still do not fully trust Jesus. They [...]
Jesus feeds the Five Thousand Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mark (6: 34-44) in which Jesus takes pity on the people because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Fr Paul says today’s Gospel can be read in a number of ways. We can look at it as a eucharist [...]
Jesus begins to preach and cure the sick Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Matthew (4: 12-17, 23-25) in which Jesus begins to preach and cure the sick. In today’s Gospel we hear the beginning of Jesus’s ministry and, Fr Paul says, Matthew does this by first introducing us to a [...]
St Basil and St Gregory Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (1: 19-28) in which John the Baptist declares he is not the Christ but rather a ‘voice that cries in the wilderness make a straight way for the Lord’. Today we celebrate the feasts of St Basil and St [...]
The Word became flesh On this last day of the year, Fr Paul reads from John (1: 1-18), which is the prologue of John’s Gospel and has a special place in Christian theology because it sums up the whole work of redemption. Fr Paul explains the concept of a parabolic movement using [...]