St Matthew’s Carver Street Podcast

Ordinand on placement Antonio Joseph (College of the Resurrection, Mirfield) explores how Jesus is the Bread of Life and how those who eat of it receive a pledge of Eternal Life.

On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ordinand on placement Antonio Joseph (College of the Resurrection, Mirfield) speaks on the importance of Mary and her role in Salvation.

Continuing through John 6, often called the Bread of Life Discourse, we encounter the doubters who did not want to hear it. But God's people have always grumbled against the provision God offers them. Let us learn to see with eyes of faith and receive the true Bread from Heaven with joy.

Jesus came to bring us the new Bread of Heaven that will give us strength to make it to the Promised Land of Heaven.

This Sunday's Gospel features the feeding of the 5000. What does this tell us about Jesus, what He has come to do, and how He feeds us for all time with His own Body and Blood?

Jesus has compassion on his people and in his compassion calls men to be Priests to be Shepherds for His people. In this sermon Fr Naylor explains what it is like to be called to the Ministry and encourages us to pray for more Priests for God's Church.

God has especially chosen each one of us to come to know Him, united with His love, and sent out into the world to be his witnesses. Let us go not in our own strength but in that of Christ!

In this week's Scripture readings we hear of the calling to go and proclaim the Gospel, but also how the Gospel and those who proclaim it can be rejected. How can we live out and share Good News today? It is only in God's power which is perfect in weakness.

In this commemoration of two towering leaders of the Early Church Fr Naylor explores how their lives, both in the good and the bad, lead us to trust in Christ and His ability to make His people into His Bride.

In this week's Gospel we see a revelation of Jesus Christ's power over all creation, demonstrating His Divinity. That same Christ now dwells in our hearts. Let us call upon Him when we are battered by the storms of this life and find peace with Him.

Fr Price gives his testimony of how God grew his faith through the journey of becoming an adoptive father. If we are serious about wanting abundant life for all, from conception to natural death, adoption ought to be a part of our church life. Let us pray for an increase in faith to help us prayerfully consider adoption.

In this election season it is not for the Christian or the Church to be partisan, but we also must make a public witness of our faith. Let us learn from the Word of God and find strength and inspiration to proclaim the Kingdom of God.

In this sermon for Corpus Christi we hear the importance of the true presence of Christ in the Sacrament and how we are to rightly honour, worship, and adore this Gift.

The Trinity confronts us with the challenge of speaking of an indescribable Godhead. How can we find the knowledge of God? Let us carefully attend to His Word in the Bible and enter into the Trinitarian Life in Sacrament and Witness.

The Trinity is the Mysterious doctrine at the heart of our Faith. But this is a Mystery which invites us close, to know God as we know someone who loves us. Let us take the time to enter into that Mystery and not be put off by the seeming enormity of the challenge.

"All people have a right to hear the Good News and Christians have a duty to share that joy with others" - Pope Francis Today we seek the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to make us able to share the Gospel with all people and especially our neighbours and friends.

In Jesus' great prayer before his Passion recorded in John's Gospel we hear the Lord pray for unity amongst His followers. This can seem impossible because of all our sins, our differences, and disagreements. Yet God lavishes His gifts on us - even the gift of unity - because of His grace. Let us trust in Him!

On this Solemnity of the Ascension we heard how good, and glorious, it is that Christ in human flesh ascended to the Father. He has dignified our lowly nature with the dignity of heaven! What difference does this make?

In the first reading this week we hear how St Peter realises that the Gospel is for everyone and not just the Jewish people. Who are those we find it hard to accept? Do we know deep down that God has no favourites?

In this sermon for the evening Mass Fr Naylor warns us of the danger of being a branch all by ourselves, disconnected from the True Vine. How can we cultivate a spiritual life that will bear much fruit?

On Sunday Morning Fr Price gave us two encouragements in how we can remain fruitful and connected in God's Vine - the Church. By remembering to greet and welcome strangers in our midst, and by remembering our brothers and sisters around the world who suffer for the Faith. Check out Open Doors and learn more about the Persecuted Church.

On this Sunday sometimes called Good Shepherd Sunday we learn how Jesus is our Good Shepherd who goes before us and guards us from danger, who even lays down His life to save us when we are lost and alone.

On the Third Sunday of Easter we hear how the Disciples had their minds opened to fully understand the Scriptures and how this led to them becoming bold witnesses to Jesus Christ even unto death.

The truth of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ shows us that we can stand up with hope and share it with the world which needs it so much.

Sermon preached at the evening Mass on Easter Sunday