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“The Lord upholds my life”: Reflections on 1968, the annus horribilis

September 22, 2018 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 10

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?”

December 11, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 0

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

December 3, 2017 Peter M.J. Stravinskas 5

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. […]

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The Fortnight for Freedom and the fight against leftist slander

June 29, 2017 BK O'Neel 4

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 […]

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In one of his typically simple, direct, and forceful homilies, Pope Francis warned recently against idols and idolatry. “We have to empty ourselves of the many small or great idols that we have and in […]

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