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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 […]
John the Baptist
Features
The Wilderness Crying Out in a Voice
In 1987, when I was ten years-old and a devotee of the World Wrestling Federation, I saw an episode of the WWF talk show, Piper’s Pit, hosted by the Scottish wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper. On […]
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The Baptism of Jesus Christ: Cosmic blessing and invitation to divine life
Readings: • Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Is 55:1-11 • Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 or Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29-30 • Acts 10:34-38 or 1 Jn 5:1-9 • Mk 1:7-11 Why be a Catholic? […]
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The joyful, particular scandal of Advent
On the Readings for Sunday, December 17, 2017, the Third Sunday of Advent […]
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The Lamb of God and the Salvation of the World
Readings: • Is 49:3, 5-6 • Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 • 1 Cor 1:1-3 • Jn 1:29-34 Taken as a whole, today’s readings can, I think, be summarized in a single sentence: The […]
Essay
“The Lord upholds my life”: Reflections on 1968, the annus horribilis
Editor’s note: The following homily was preached by the Reverend Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Ph.D., S.T.D., on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the graduation from St. Joseph High School in Toms River, New […]
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Advent and the pivotal faith of Elizabeth: “And how does this happen to me?”
Ironically, Zechariah receives the message of the angel but still does not believe, while Elizabeth simply carries on with the tasks assigned to her by […]
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The first guide for Advent: St. John the Baptist
Silence bespeaks expediency, complicity, and cowardice, and John the Baptist never kept silent, for even in the womb he announced the truth of Christ (cf. […]
Analysis
The Fortnight for Freedom and the fight against leftist slander
Welcome to the fifth annual Fortnight for Freedom (F4F). In case you missed its start, we are actually in the middle of it. And even though an Administration friendly to the conscience rights of believers […]