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Articles by Peter M.J. Stravinskas

About Peter M.J. Stravinskas
Reverend Peter M.J. Stravinskas founded The Catholic Answer in 1987 and The Catholic Response in 2004, as well as the Priestly Society of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman, a clerical association of the faithful, committed to Catholic education, liturgical renewal and the new evangelization. Father Stravinskas is also the President of the Catholic Education Foundation, an organization, which serves as a resource for heightening the Catholic identity of Catholic schools.
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The martyrdom of St. Venantius and the need for manly confessors today

May 18, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 5

Editor’s note: The following homily preached at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City on the liturgical memorial of St. Venantius (May 18, 2022/EF). One of the several saints noted in the […]

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St. Joseph the Worker and the spirituality of work

May 1, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 5

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached in advance of the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker (April 30, 2022) at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City. On May 1, 1955, […]

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“We never give more honor to Jesus than when we honor his Mother…”

April 28, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 55

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached for the memorial of St. Louis Grignion de Montfort (April 28, 2022) at the Church of the Holy Innocents in New York City. Today the Church holds up […]

Analysis

What makes a school Catholic? Part 3 of 3

April 26, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 8

We now examine the third and final part of the “Instruction” of the Congregation for Catholic Education, released on 23 March 23, 2022 (see “Part 1” and “Part 2”). CHAPTER III: SOME CRITICAL ASPECTS 67. […]

Analysis

What makes a school Catholic? Part 2 of 3

April 22, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

We continue our analysis of the “Instruction” of the Congregation for Catholic Education on the Catholic identity of our schools. Chapter II: The Actors Responsible for Promoting and Verifying Catholic Identity1 37. “The educational mission […]

Analysis

What makes a school Catholic? Part 1 of 3

April 18, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 24

On March 23, the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Educational Institutions)1 issued an “Instruction,” “The identity of the Catholic school for a culture of dialogue.” The focus here is on elementary/primary schools and secondary/high schools […]

The Dispatch

Lent and the Sacraments: Concluding Thoughts

April 13, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

Permit me to offer some summarizing remarks about this second “pillar” of the Catechism of the Catholic Church as certain themes recur throughout the discussion on the Church’s sacramental life. 1. Again and again, we […]

Features

Lent and the Sacraments: Holy Orders

April 8, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 44

The treatment of the Sacrament of Holy Orders1 in the Catechism begins with the reminder that this is “the sacrament of the apostolic ministry,” conferred in three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, diaconate; the first two orders […]

Essay

Lent and the Sacraments: Matrimony

March 31, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 9

Quoting the Code of Canon Law, the Catechism begins its reflections on the Sacrament of Matrimony in this manner: The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of […]

Essay

Lent and the Sacraments: Penance and Anointing of the Sick

March 24, 2022 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 11

Sacraments of Healing The Catechism’s introduction to the “sacraments of healing” is so good that the best service to be provided here is simply to cite it verbatim: Through the sacraments of Christian initiation, man […]

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