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St. John the Baptist: Called by the Father, filled with the Spirit, proclaiming the Son
On the Readings for Sunday, June 24, 2012, The Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist […]
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Life in the Holy Spirit
Pentecost Sunday is one of the feasts of the liturgical year that surprises us with an extra song before the Gospel at Holy Mass. Just when we are ready to launch (or heave, or slowly […]
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Fatima, ideology, and the Vatican’s homosexual crisis
Both radical feminism and homosexuality have no use for healthy, ordered, loving men and women, parents, and children. […]
Essay
The Subtle Lie: Women must be powerful, but not fruitful
A couple of years ago, I read about three women at an online magazine. These women were all very successful, secular career women, but each expressed a deep discontentment with her life. One said she […]
Essay
The glories of Mary are for the sake of Jesus
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 […]
Essay
A Holy Family is one totally dedicated to God
The celebration of Christmas has a way of amplifying our ordinary family experience. For a loving and harmonious family, Christmas tends to be the time when its familial bonds are tightened. The members of such […]
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The Best of Christmas Poetry: A Festive Garland of Verse
If I were to package together all my favourite Christmas poems, wrapping them up for my friends and placing them under the tree, which would I choose? Having asked myself this question, I set about […]
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St. Joseph’s doubt and the angel’s gift
Readings: • Isa 7:10-14 • Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6 • Rom 1:1-7 • Mt 1:18-24 “Looking on thee, O Unwedded One, and dreading a hidden wedlock, O Sinless One, the chaste Joseph was riven in […]
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The Immaculate Conception and the seamless garment of doctrine
Many Catholics misunderstand the meaning of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is also the patronal feast of our nation. In their minds they confuse the Immaculate Conception of […]
Essay
The Immaculate Conception Revisited
Last December, I wrote an article for Catholic World Report on the Immaculate Conception: “Why I came to believe that Mary was conceived without sin.” I argued that it was (1) a matter of typology, […]