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Pope Leo Asks: What Has Arius to Do With Jesus?

Marking the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the Pope contrasts orthodox faith with the claims of Arius and outlines how the Church must address the ‘new Arianism’ in today’s culture.

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Christopher McMullanDecember 8, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
Quebec attacks religious liberty

'Aggressive Secularism' is not the same as state neutrality

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Christopher McMullanDecember 8, 2025National Post, Politics
Don't compare Trump with WWII's Chamberlain

There was never any doubt that the British PM opposed Hitler’s ambitions in Europe. The same cannot be said of Trump and Putin

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Christopher McMullanNovember 30, 2025National Post, Politics
Saints in the Halls of Heaven

The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation are an unexplored treasure of the Roman Missal, and mark the fruit of the liturgical reform at a tumultuous time.

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Christopher McMullanNovember 29, 2025The Catholic Thing, Faith
Singing With the Saints

St. Cecilia may be the patron of music, but three others are known more for their hymns than their writings.

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Christopher McMullanNovember 23, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
1965 reconciliation of Polish and German bishops a lesson in moral courage

As Europe faces a new war, a reminder that mercy sometimes requires a measure of boldness

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Christopher McMullanNovember 23, 2025National Post, Church Affairs
Remember when a messy Conservative breakup saved the Liberals?

And that wasn't even the most dramatic thing to happen in the battle to pass the 2005 budget

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Christopher McMullanNovember 20, 2025National Post, Politics
Canada should attend to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

When often the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is unattended, it's as if he is both gone and forgotten

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Christopher McMullanNovember 16, 2025National Post, Culture
US Bishops’ Immigration ‘Special Message’ Provides a Signal Moment

Pope Leo XIV himself called for an effective and unified voice from the US bishops; in Baltimore, they delivered just that.

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Christopher McMullanNovember 15, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Dick Cheney's death marks the end of a political era

The most powerful vice-president in American history never aspired to assume the desk in the Oval Office

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Christopher McMullanNovember 9, 2025National Post, Politics
The Blue Jays were part of something truly enduring

Sports can be cruel; no one remembers who lost the championship. That’s usually true. But not this year

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Christopher McMullanNovember 8, 2025National Post, Culture
Seven reasons Ford's anti-tariff ad was beneficial

The ad featuring Ronald Reagan mightily annoyed Trump because it was pushing on an open door with the American people

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Christopher McMullanNovember 2, 2025National Post, Politics
King Charles III wore two crowns in historic Vatican visit

Charles is the head of state — sovereign “by the grace of God” — in the constitutional monarchies of the United Kingdom and Canada

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Christopher McMullanOctober 31, 2025National Post, Church Affairs
Jays go to bat for national unity

At a time of division and polarization, we have the chance to rally together

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Christopher McMullanOctober 26, 2025National Post, Culture
Patronal Prayers

Cardinal Newman’s prayer, "Mission of My Life", is resonant with the young whose future is open before them, yet could be prayed with great comfort and sincerity even around a deathbed.

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Christopher McMullanOctober 25, 2025The Catholic Thing, Faith
St. John Henry Newman’s ‘Second Spring’ Reaches Its Full Bloom

Once barred from Oxford for his faith, the English convert who preached of a ‘second spring’ now joins the ranks of Ambrose, Augustine, Chrysostom and Athanasius.

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Christopher McMullanOctober 23, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
The 5 Great October Homilies of St. John Paul II

The words of the saintly Pope still echo in St. Peter’s Square, 20 years after his death.

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Christopher McMullanOctober 22, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
How Much Does Dilexi Te Reflect Leo XIV’s Thinking?

Dilexi Te is clearly a Francis document that Leo has 'made his own.' How much it reflects his own approach remains to be seen.

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Christopher McMullanOctober 21, 2025First Things, Church Affairs
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