Throughout the history of the Church, many believers have expressed surprise that the four canonical Gospels make no mention of the Risen Lord’s appearance to His holy Mother. Some might reply that there would be […]
“Why is this night different from every other night?” That is the question asked by the youngest at each Passover seder. When we apply it to our own celebration, we discover that the world cannot […]
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal gives the homilist for Holy Thursday unique counsel on Holy Thursday; it delineates the themes he should offer the faithful: Christ’s sacrificial and servant love; the meaning of […]
The Church calls this day by two names: Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday: The first, for victory – the name most people recognize, not surprisingly; the second, for suffering – the one most folks would […]
The post-synodal apostolic exhortation on youth, Christus Vivit (hereafter, CV), has arrived. The first, and most important, point to make is that the worst predictions of some of the prophets of doom have not been […]
In the fall, Jews observe the feast of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. On Good Friday, the preeminent Day of Atonement, Mother Church focuses our attention on the Cross and on Him hanging from […]
Editor’s note: Homily preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan on the First Sunday in Lent, March 9/10, 2019. Imagine, if you will, […]
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Lent is upon us. […]
One of the unique aspects of the Genesis narratives is that the sacred author(s) have such a profound consciousness of divine election that they see the beginning of the Hebrew people as flowing very naturally […]
The Church is all too often accused of being “obsessed” with sex. Yet is that really the case? Is it not “the world” that is obsessed with sex and thus constantly badgers the Church to […]
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