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The Holy Innocents and the Church’s pro-life witness

December 28, 2021 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 20

The Church, “expert in humanity” (as Pope Paul VI put it), knows that the mystery of Christmas (like that of Easter) is so great that it cannot be adequately plumbed – let alone celebrated – […]

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St. John the Baptist: A martyr for the truth about marriage

June 23, 2021 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 4

Many years ago, a play came out called “The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner,” the point being that the life of such an athlete is unique and requires a certain style of personality and […]

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St. John the Baptist: A martyr for the truth about marriage

August 29, 2020 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 30

Today’s liturgical commemoration demands the answer to a fundamental question: Have you accepted the challenge to be a long-distance runner for Christ? […]

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The willing witness of St. John the Baptist: forerunner, prophet, and martyr

June 24, 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 Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24, 2019) at the Church of the […]

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Bethlehem: Here Jesus Christ was truly born

December 28, 2018 Father Seán Connolly 5

Bethlehem! There mere sounding of the name of this ancient city brings joy to the Christian heart. The name of Bethlehem has been familiar and dear to us since childhood. Among the first things we […]

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At the heart of the papal trip to Korea: the witness of martyrdom

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Hundreds of thousands of people filled a main thoroughfare in Seoul on August 16 to greet Pope Francis and attend the open-air Mass at which he beatified 124 Korean martyrs. The beatification Mass was the […]

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