 peter the rock the humble fisherman who denied christ three times and paul the great apostle to the gentiles who wrote half the new testament both saints peter and paul were instrumental in the early days of the church and were witnesses of jesus's power in their lives i spoke to our spiritual director father james kabiki about the upcoming solemnity of saints peter and paul father kabiki is a jesuit priest a retreat director and a spiritual director at the saint francis de sales seminary in the archdiocese of chicago