Editor’s note: This is the second essay in a three-part series on “Reading Scripture during Lent”. Part One was “A Catholic Understanding of the Bible”. Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? That question […]
The long-awaited (dreaded) post-synodal apostolic exhortation has finally dropped. For months, Catholics on the side of the angels have been trolled by the Left into fearing/believing that this document would open the door to married […]
As we get closer and closer to the onset of Lent, more easily noted in the observance of the pre-Lenten season, it is a good idea to think seriously now about the types of penances […]
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 New York City on the liturgical memorial of Our Lady of […]
We thought in particular of priests. Our priestly heart wanted to comfort them, to encourage them. With all the priests, we pray: Save us, Lord, we perish! The Lord sleeps while the storm is unleashed. […]
Students of the Sacred Liturgy, liturgical “practitioners,” and liturgy buffs alike will recall works by Bishop Peter J. Elliott like Ceremonies of the Modern Roman Rite, Liturgical Question Box, and Ceremonies of the Liturgical Year. […]
A couple of weeks ago, I penned a reflection on the importance of friendship in both its human and Christian dimensions. As I pointed out, friendship is not something that is ephemeral; indeed, it perdures […]
Recently, we were treated to an article at Crux describing a “two-day symposium at Boston College” of “ecclesial heavy-hitters” dealing with the future of the priesthood. This was a follow-up to a previous confab which […]
Mother Seton and Bishop Neumann were persons of a deep and abiding faith in Divine Providence. They didn’t conduct massive and expensive feasibility studies to […]
Several years ago, a young priest pursuing a doctorate in moral theology in Rome asked for my input on a possible dissertation topic. Without batting an eyelash, I fired back: “Friendship!” With equal alacrity, he […]
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