Father Peter Fitzgibbon
HOMILY FOR FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING We are getting to the end of this year 2024. I think y’all agree: There’s been a lot going on. Now after many months of anxiety we do well to conclude that when all is ‘said and done’ – CHRIST IS KING! In the First Reading, we have […]
Monday 7th October each year is special for me. It is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. My life’s education began in a family of a parish of Our Lady of the Rosary and in a school of Our Lady of the Rosary. This October 7th was also the first-year anniversary of the […]
From composer Dan Shutte we have lyrics and music for lines found throughout many of the Psalms. One such composition runs with the joyful chorus: Sing a new song unto the Lord; Let your song be sung from mountains high Sing a new song unto the Lord Singing alleluia I have sung it for years, […]
It’s Easter Sunday evening after a beautiful day following our Masses at Our Lady of Kapiti Church. Easter is a whole week and then several more weeks. Plenty of time for Easter reflections. Here I simply want to offer you an ancient Holy Saturday reflection. Be it noted that in our Credo we affirm that […]
They had booked accommodation, but their room had been taken. For Mary and Joseph arrived late, but not the child, he had to come at the appointed time, To be born in a hayshed, asleep on the hay. Jesus! Special moment for Mary: Relax, Joseph, she says Together they gaze upon the child. A delightful […]
Very early on the 8th of December, I turn on the light and prepare a cup of tea. What is that outside? A strange brightness. Of course, it is close now to the summer solstice in this part of Earth. At 4.55 am this is dawn. With my cuppa brewed I sit down but not […]
A special image of Church is that of “the Body of Christ”, where Christ is the “head” of the body, and we are the “members” of the body. (I Corinthians 12: 12-27) The concept of the union of Christ and Church is understood even more wondrously in the picture of a new Jerusalem coming down […]
When Pope Francis decreed on January 21 St. Irenaeus (c. A.D. 130-202) a Doctor of the Church, many Catholics were surprised, as many thought that Irenaeus was already so honoured. Pope Francis has indicated that St. Irenaeus should be known as “Doctor of Unity,” because he “was a great spiritual and theological bridge between Eastern […]
We might ask what is this devotion between God and ourselves? And how crucial is it for our personal spiritual growth? For me it is becoming aware of One reaching out to call me by name and looking to reveal devotional intimacy divine. To all who are listening for it, the call to such devotion […]
The Word of God is the opening to intimacy with God. It was handed down orally across many generations before ever being written as Sacred Scripture. Once written down the Word of God came to be the Holy Bible. I have before me texts printed in GOOD NEWS BIBLE, a study edition with essays which […]
Starting with verses from the 2nd Epistle of Saint Peter Chapter 1. They mention TRUE DEVOTION, the topic of our recent posts. Have a look: May you have more and more grace and peace as you come to know our Lord more and more. By his divine power, he has given us all the things […]
One of my Facebook friends has written us as follows: “Ivân, one of the Medjugorje seers, received an urgent message from Our Lady. She said that the war in Ukraine will become even more serious and will spread throughout the world. To stop it, ask everyone to respond quickly and pray intensely now, especially the […]
Reading about young Samuel in 1st Samuel Chapter 3 reveals his simple pathway to divine and prayerful intimacy. How about taking a deep new dive yourself into sacred scriptures? In search of similar material for fruitful meditation. Much wisdom, teaching, and spiritual experience are recorded in the Hebrew scriptures, all looking forward to the coming […]
Someone knew my name before anyone else knew it, knows me, loves me, and knows and loves everyone else. At this stage let me refer to that ‘someone’ simply as One. At first, when I hear this One, I do not know who One is. Eventually however One reaches out to call me by name […]