Tag: Archbishop Fisher OP Homily

This is the edited text of the homily given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP of the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul and Parish centenary of St Aloysius Gonzaga Parish, Cronulla, 28 June 2024.

“The Son of Man must be lifted up, like the serpent Moses lifted up in the desert” (Jn 3:14). It’s an extraordinary thing for Jesus to compare Himself with a snake, for in the ancient world serpent-gods were amongst the worst. Apep, the Egyptian god of chaos, took the form of a serpent.

Christianity is not the religion of an elite, a cult of the perfect: it is for all humanity, sinners hopefully on the way to being saints.

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