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Detail from 'Crucifixion' (c.1315) by Giotto di Bondone [WikiArt.org]
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Good Friday, Death, and Christian Life

April 10, 2020 Dr. Randall B. Smith 2

Mary weeps at the foot of the cross, and we weep with her. But we also must not stop there. For beyond the cross of […]

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There is nothing ordinary about “Ordinary Time”

July 10, 2019 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 3

Editor’s note. The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on July 10, 2019, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Let’s check your grasp of […]

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The image of man has been raised up: On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord

June 1, 2019 Carl E. Olson 1

“You ascended into glory, O Christ our God, and You delighted the disciples with the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through this blessing, they were assured that You are the Son of God, the Redeemer […]

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“Still for us He intercedes; Alleluia!”

May 29, 2019 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 2

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 Ascension (May 30, 2019) at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. […]

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Ascension, Pentecost, and the excesses of an inefficient God

May 28, 2019 Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille 1

I was on sabbatical last year, and as I finished three books, several international lectures, and a bunch of other projects, my superego relentlessly pursued me with the question: “Are you doing enough?” This wretched […]

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The risen Christ to the restored Peter: “Feed my sheep!”

May 4, 2019 Carl E. Olson 0

Readings: • Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 • Rev 5:11-14 • Jn 21:1-19 Years ago, not long after entering the Church, I called into a local radio program hosted by […]

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Doctrine, Dissent, and the Eucharist

August 25, 2018 Carl E. Olson 1

On the Readings for Sunday, August 26, 2018 […]

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Suffering, supplication, and the necessity of “praying always”

May 7, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 4

St. Monica prayed for the conversion of her son Augustine for thirty years. How many of us would expend that kind of energy for a […]

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The Ascension and the Christian’s mission today

May 25, 2017 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., for the Solemnity of the Ascension, 25 May 2017, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. […]

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The risen Christ to the restored Peter: “Feed my sheep!”

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Readings: • Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 • Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 • Rev 5:11-14 • Jn 21:1-19 Years ago, not long after entering the Church, I called into a local radio program hosted by […]

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