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Oration's depressing slide from Lincoln to Trump

And remembering one of Canada's greatest orators, the late Stephen Lewis

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Christopher McMullanApril 19, 2026National Post, Politics
Trump, Pope Leo and the Catholic Divide

President Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV has brought a simmering tension into the open.

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Christopher McMullanApril 19, 2026National Catholic Register, Politics, Church Affairs
POTUS versus the pontiff

'I am not a fan of Pope Leo,' Trump said. No doubt the feeling is mutual

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Christopher McMullanApril 16, 2026National Post, Politics, Church Affairs
The Artemis mission is humbling for humanity

It took its crew farther than any earthling has ever been from this lonely, lovely, lively planet

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Christopher McMullanApril 13, 2026National Post, Culture
Jack Nicklaus, not Tiger Woods, still defines greatness at Augusta

Forty years after his magical 1986 victory, the Golden Bear returns as both supreme athlete and man of character

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Christopher McMullanApril 10, 2026National Post, Sports, Culture
Noting Pope Leo’s Key Overtures to Spain and Monaco

Both events indicate what has become a key theme of the new pontificate: easing frictions and tensions.

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Christopher McMullanApril 10, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
From Emmaus to the Upper Room: The Meaning of Easter Evening

In his first Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi,’ Pope Leo drew attention to a part of Easter Sunday often overlooked.

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Christopher McMullanApril 5, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith
Darkness descends over Egypt, echoing Passover's ninth plague

Due to the energy crisis caused by the war, shops and restaurants have been ordered to close early, and streetlights have been dimmed

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Christopher McMullanApril 5, 2026National Post, Faith
Seventh Word from the Cross: Sacrifice Upon the Altar of History

‘It is finished.’

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Christopher McMullanApril 3, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
Sixth Word from the Cross: Fulton Sheen and the Declaration of Dependence

Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit!

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Christopher McMullanApril 2, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
Fifth Word from the Cross: Thirst for Righteousness — Thirst for Domination

‘I thirst.’

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Christopher McMullanApril 2, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
Fourth Word from the Cross: ‘My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?’

A President Preaches of Sin and Redemption

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Christopher McMullanApril 2, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
Note to Iran — holy sites should be off-limits in war

Holy to the three Abrahamic faiths the Old City of Jerusalem must be protected

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Christopher McMullanApril 2, 2026National Post, Church Affairs
Third Word from the Cross: Mary Walks Through History

‘Woman, behold your Son. Behold your Mother.’

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Christopher McMullanMarch 31, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
Second Word from the Cross: True and False Kings — True and False Paradise

‘Today you will be with me in paradise.’

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Christopher McMullanMarch 31, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
First Word from the Cross: Older Than America — The Blood of the Martyrs

‘Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.’

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Christopher McMullanMarch 30, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
The Seven Last Words and America’s 250th

INTRODUCTION: Two hundred and fifty years is significant in the life of a nation.

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Christopher McMullanMarch 30, 2026National Catholic Register, Seven Last Words
Canada's long, sad history of non-policing police

Law enforcement loathe to tangle with determined protesters

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Christopher McMullanMarch 29, 2026National Post, Politics
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