Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 8:27-35 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie  Mk 7:31-37 Jesus returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 When the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless

TEXT: – John 06: 60–71        Reactions to the Bread of Life Discourse A Hard Saying 60 Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?” Jesus’ Response 61 But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples murmured at it, said to them, “Do you take

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 14:12-16, 22-26 On the first day of Unleavened Bread, when the Passover lamb is sacrificed, his disciples said to Jesus, ‘Where do you want us to go and make the preparations for you to eat the Passover?’ So he sent two of his disciples, saying to them,

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mt 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them.  When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.  And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Go therefore

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 20:19-23 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’  After he said

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Mk 16:15-20 Jesus said, “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.  The one who believes and is baptised will be saved; but the one who does not believe will be condemned.  And these signs will accompany those who believe: by using

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 15:9-17 Jesus said, ‘As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.  I have said these things

Commentary by Fr Donagh O’Shea OP, www.goodnews.ie Jn 15:1-8 Jesus said, “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower.   He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit.  Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.   You have already been cleansed by the word that I