Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 19-21) in which Jesus says, 'My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and put it into practice'. Fr Paul says we see that the crowd in this Gospel form a barrier between Jesus and his mother and brothers, who are waiting [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 16-18) in which Jesus says, ‘For there is nothing hidden that will not be made clear, nothing secret that will not be known or brought to light’. Fr Paul says, after explaining the parable of the Sower, Luke (like Mark), gives three little sayings [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 4-15) in which Jesus tells the Parable of the Sower and explains its meaning to the disciples. Afterwards Fr Paul shares a little about the life of St Padre Pio whose memorial we celebrate today. Fr Paul says Pius, as he was called, was [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (8: 1-3) which tells of the women who were among the disciples of Jesus. Fr Paul says the largely Semitic world of Mark, Matthew and John has little room for women in other than domestic roles. All this changes when Luke and Paul come into [...]
Today as we celebrate the feast of St Matthew, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Mathew (9: 9-13) in which Jesus calls Matthew to follow him. Fr Paul says Matthew, whose life we celebrate today, was born in Capernaum, and was working as a tax-collector when Jesus called him. He is thought, [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 31-35) in which Jesus when asked to compare the people of his generation says, ‘wisdom is proved right by all her children’. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the Korean Martyrs and Sts Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Ha, whose memorial we [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 11-17) in which Jesus raises to life the widow’s son and gives him back to his mother. Fr Paul says the story of the widow’s son is told with typical Lukan delicacy. He stresses that this was her only son, so her only hope [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (7: 1-10) in which Jesus responds to the faith of the Centurion with the sick servant, saying ‘Not even in Israel, have I have found such faith as this’. Fr Paul says this story is particularly important to Luke. In Jesus’ first appearance in the [...]
Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 43-49) in which Jesus says ‘There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor a rotten tree that produces sound fruit. For every tree can be told by its own fruit. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about the lives of St Cornelius [...]
As we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, Fr Paul reads from the Gospel of John (19: 25-27) which recalls the scene of Mary at the foot of Cross when Jesus entrusts her to the disciple he loved. Fr Paul says the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows flourished in the [...]