by Rev. Peter Stravinskas | Aug 10, 2026 | Blog
Editor’s note: This homily was preached on the Seventeenth Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the Church of the Holy Innocents, New York City. Last Sunday, we considered the centrality of grace in the Christian life and took Saint Anne as a model of such grace, embodied in her...
by Rev. Peter Stravinskas | May 28, 2026 | Blog
The work of absolution is central to the priesthood as those words are uttered in Baptism, Penance, and the Anointing of the Sick, paving the way for any other sacramental encounters that increase the divine life within. May 24, 2026 Editor’s note: The following...
by Rev. Peter Stravinskas | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog
We have no right to expect a share in Christ’s Resurrection if we refuse to be identified with Him by accepting a share in His sufferings. In the midst of the Easter season, we re-read the twenty-fourth chapter of St. Luke’s Gospel, the Emmaus story, my favorite...
by Rev. Peter Stravinskas | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog
Editor’s note: The following is Part Two of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026 (read Part One). Does a Catholic university have a distinctive curriculum? John Paul II would seem to think so, and it is what we might...
by Rev. Peter Stravinskas | Mar 31, 2026 | Blog
Editor’s note: The following is Part One (of two) of an address given to The Thomistic Institute of Fordham University on February 26, 2026. Introductory Remarks We are gathered in the month which marks the 225th anniversary of the birth of St. John Henry Cardinal...
by Rev. Peter Stravinskas | Mar 25, 2026 | Blog
Without today, no Incarnation, cross, and resurrection; without today, no Church or sacraments; without today, no eternal life on high with God. On this solemnity, which celebrates the high-water mark in the history of salvation, permit me to explore with you three...
