Podcast by Paul Crowley
31 July 2026
The readings this Sunday are about the generosity of God. In his account of the feeding of the crowd, Matthew links the old and the new. Just as the People of Israel were fed in the wilderness, Jesus feeds the crowd and continues to feed us.
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07:15
24 July 2026
The Gospel this Sunday concludes the Parables of the Kingdom. The parable of the dragnet again reminds us that God is patient. There will be a harvest in the future but what about now? This Sunday we explore that tension: the now and the future.
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07:35
17 July 2026
In another parable, the parable of the wheat and the weeds, we hear Jesus reflecting on what it means to follow him. In Matthew's Gospel that is the call to be one with him in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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08:42
10 July 2026
This Sunday, as we begin to listen to the Parables of the Kingdom, we hear Jesus describing how a farmer sowed seeds in a field. We will also hear that the essential message of the parable is that there is always a harvest.
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09:42
03 July 2026
In Matthew's Gospel, we hear that Jesus is the one who comes to lift the burden and calls us to trust in the mercy and compassion of God.
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07:37
26 June 2026
This Sunday the Gospel reading concludes the second discourse of Jesus. It is about the Mission Jesus entrusted to his disciples. It is also about giving priority to the Mission.
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07:44