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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.

The Amazon Indult?

March 12, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 1

Many of us thought we were going to be safe from papal off-the-cuff remarks last week since the Pope and Curia were on their annual Lenten retreat. No such luck as we got treated to […]

“Because I do not hope to turn again…”: On the attraction of Ash Wednesday

March 1, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

What is this strange fascination with ashes? Today in Grand Central Station, if it was a typical Ash Wednesday, the priests of St. Agnes Church imposed ashes on the foreheads of over 20,000 people, which […]

How the ordinary form of the Mass can “enrich” the extraordinary form

January 31, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued his motu proprio Summorum Pontificum (SP), in which he gave broader scope to the earlier permissions of Pope John Paul II regarding the celebration of Holy Mass according to […]

Henri de Lubac’s observations of Vatican II offer prescient perspective

January 19, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

Last year I had the pleasure of reading and reporting to our readers on the first volume of Henri de Lubac’s memoirs of the Second Vatican Council. With the appearance of the second volume, I […]

The Epiphany and Evangelization

January 5, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

“Nations shall walk by your light.” (Isa 60:3) “Lord, every nation on earth will adore you.” (Responsorial Psalm, The Epiphany of the Lord) “The Gentiles are now co-heirs with the Jews, members of the same […]

The Christ Child and the Gift of Spiritual Homelessness

December 25, 2016 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the Solemnity of the Lord’s Nativity 2016, at the Church of the Holy Innocents in Manhattan. ———– Laudetur […]

Mary, “the daughter of Eve un-fallen”, and God’s plan of grace

December 8, 2016 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

Editor’s note: The following homily was delivered by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., at Holy Innocents Church, Manhattan, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 2016. —— This week In 2007, I […]

Martin Luther’s Revolt: A Psychological Examination

October 26, 2016 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

Introduction This coming year will mark the five-hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his 95 Theses onto the door of the collegiate church of Wittenberg, traditionally regarded as the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. […]

William Byrd and the beckoning of beauty

October 19, 2016 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

Editor’s note: The following is a homily preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on October 17, 2016, at the Votive Mass in honor of the English Martyrs, at the Church of […]

The wit and wisdom of a “most gloriously judgmental” man

August 11, 2016 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

In 1980, as a priest not yet thirty years of age, I found myself placed in charge of developing local chapters of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights on the entire eastern seaboard. […]