The Rosary Gift of Parishioners to Fr. Peter
Below are some pics of the beautiful “Carlo Acutis Rosary”, handmade in Italy, which the parishioners of St. Mary’s, Largs, and of Our Lady’s, Millport, presented to Fr. Peter on Sunday 24th August. Children of the parish. handed the gift over to a somewhat emotional Fr. Peter along with a...
Agape Notes on Saint Juliana of Liege. 03.07.25
The fourth in the series of our 12 Eucharistic Saints, Patrons and Patronesses of our Eucharistic Revival The Eucharistic Testimony of St. Juliana of Liège St. Juliana of Liège, also known as St. Juliana of Cornillon, was a woman of strength and inner conviction. She is little known but...
Agape Notes on St. Clare of Assisi, 05.06.25
The third in our series of Eucharistic Saints, Patrons and Patronesses of our Eucharistic Revival EUCHARISTIC TESTIMONY OF ST. CLARE OF ASSISI Biographical Notes on St. Clare Clare was born in 1194, in Assisi, to the noble Offreduccio household. She was the eldest daughter of Favarone and his...
Agape Notes on St. Francis of Assisi, 01.05.25
The following notes contain material partly produced by their author and partly taken from miscellaneous articles on the internet. Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the...
Agape notes on St. Ignatius of Antioch, 03.04.25
Ignatius of Antioch (d. early first century). Antakya in Turkey today. Third patriarch of Antioch after St. Peter and Evodius. Peter himself wanted Ignatius appointed? Opulent centre of trade in Roman Syria. Child blessed by Jesus? Knew and was disciple of John the Apostle? Converted to Christianity. Effective witness, hence...
Rediscovering the Sacrament of Reconciliation, Confession or Penance. 27.03.25
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Freedom from the past, 17.03.25
Getting older, you have more of a past and less of a future. Considering your past, you can see how it has led to your present: who you have been has become who you are. Yet, you know that your present is pregnant with your future. Like any pregnancy, it...
Transfiguration: accomplishing our departure. Homily, 16.03.25
St. Luke tells us that Moses and Elijah spoke to Jesus about the “departure” he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem. They’re talking about His death. Now, death is certainly a departure, but we would hardly call it an accomplishment. For Jesus, it is an accomplishment in the sense that...
The sin of gossip. Homily, 02.03.25
THE SIN OF GOSSIP Homily, 02.03.25, 8th Sunday of the Year What we say reveals our hearts. For most, our heart is neither completely good nor completely evil but a mixed bag. Talking about other people, for example, can be good, when we are positive towards them; but it can...