Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (21: 15-19), in which Jesus asks Simon Peter ‘do you love me?’ and Simon Peter replies, ‘Yes, Lord; you know I love you’. The Gospel we hear today, Fr Paul notes, is a prelude to the coming of the Spirit on the Church. Peter, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (17: 20-26), in which Jesus praying to the Father says, ’I have given them the glory you have gave to me that they may be one, as we are one; with me in them and you in me, may they be so completely one [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (17: 11-19), in which Jesus speaking to the Father says, ‘As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world’. As we continue to read this discourse, Fr Paul notes, in this part that it centres on the separation of [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (17: 1-11), in which Jesus speaking to the Father, says ‘Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you’. In today’s Gospel, Fr Paul says, we are hearing the final discourse of Jesus at the Last Supper. As we listen, we hear that it [...]
Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (16: 29-33), in which Jesus tells the disciples they will have trouble in the world but they are to be brave for he conquered the world. This reading brings us to the end of this second version of the Last Supper discourse. It ends with an [...]
On the Saturday before the Ascension, Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (16: 23-28), in which Jesus says to his disciples ‘anything you ask for from the Father he will grant in my name’. This discourse in John Chapter 16, that we’ve been reading, is about to come to a close and, [...]
Today we celebrate the feast of St Matthias. After Fr Paul reads from John’s Gospel (15: 9-17), he shares a bit more about Matthias. Fr Paul says, Matthias was not one of the original twelve disciples. After the treachery and death of Judas Iscariot, someone had to take his place. We know from [...]
On the Thursday before the Ascension, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (16: 16-20) in which Jesus explains to the disciples, ‘In a short time you will no longer see me. Then a short time later, you will see me again.’ What is very evident in our Gospel today, Fr [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (16: 12-15) in which Jesus promises that when the Spirit of truth comes, the disciples will be guided to the truth. Fr Paul says, it is probably true that every generation has a slightly different mentality; a slightly different way of thinking; has a [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (16: 5-11) in which Jesus tells his disciples ‘Unless I go, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.’ Fr Paul says, today’s Gospel is a classic good news/bad news Gospel. The bad news is the [...]