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5 Ways the 2025 Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul Speaks to US Catholics

A new Pope, a revived tradition, and nine American archbishops in Rome mark this year’s solemnity.

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Christopher McMullanJune 29, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
It's time to end the 'endless war' talk

War is not a purely chronological exercise. It can always come to a quick end if one side surrenders

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Christopher McMullanJune 29, 2025National Post, Politics
Re-reading Leo XIII’s ‘Annum Sacrum’

The pope’s name is Leo, it’s a jubilee year, and the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was observed this week. It must be time to re-read Annum Sacrum.

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Christopher McMullanJune 28, 2025The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
Christian and Jewish leaders unite to combat the scourge of antisemitism

Around 100 faith leaders got together this week to discuss the roots of Jew-hatred and how to put a stop to it

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Christopher McMullanJune 28, 2025National Post, Church Affairs
Pope Leo XIV Preaches the Virtue of Magnanimity to Priests

Catholics belong to a communion of Christian disciples, and the challenge is to be agreeable even when disagreement is necessary.

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Christopher McMullanJune 27, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
Providential Feast Days Shine Light on Religious Freedom Week

The week’s liturgical calendar features saints who died defying unjust rulers — and feasts that point to the deeper source of true freedom.

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Christopher McMullanJune 21, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
Reconciling with history on National Indigenous Peoples Day

The proper response to incomplete truths — or even falsehoods — about Canada's past is more open discussion

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Christopher McMullanJune 21, 2025National Post, Politics
Yes, Trump Always Chickens Out, TACO is accurate

Trump recalculates constantly and adjust to the prevailing winds of the day, unburdened by principle or long-term strategy

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Christopher McMullanJune 18, 2025National Post, Politics
Time is running short for peace in the Mideast

Israel effectively declares war on Iran as Netanyahu, who is unlikely to win the next election, prepares to go out with a bang

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Christopher McMullanJune 13, 2025National Post, Politics
When It Comes to Comparisons With Father Rupnik, Think Cosby, not Caravaggio

Three aspects to consider: the process, the personage and the penalty.

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Christopher McMullanJune 12, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Lessons for Trump from Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen

The singers have been lamenting factory closures and hard times for decades. These working-class woes will not be solved by steel tariffs

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Christopher McMullanJune 11, 2025National Post, Politics
Why the Feast of Mary, Mother of the Church Fits Perfectly With 60 Years of Liturgical Reform

Today’s feast is directly linked to the jubilee years of 1975 and 2000, making its observance this jubilee year a particular occasion for gratitude

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Christopher McMullanJune 9, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
Pope Leo Honors Secret Cardinal Who Risked All to Save Jews During the Holocaust

Blessed Iuliu Hossu was characterized by Pope Leo XIV as a 'a man of faith who knows that the gates of evil will not prevail against God’s work...'

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Christopher McMullanJune 9, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
This Trump-Musk cage match could be seen coming

The World’s Richest Man™ and The World’s Most Powerful Man™ made a fearsome tag team while they lasted

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Christopher McMullanJune 7, 2025National Post, Politics
The ‘Norm Effect’: Why George Wendt’s ‘Cheers’ Character Still Resonates in a Lonely World

There are millions of people out there like the lovable character portrayed on TV by George Wendt, looking for places where at least some people know your name.

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Christopher McMullanJune 7, 2025National Catholic Register, Culture
Conclave Haste?

Conclave 2025 was not, by historical standards, exceptionally short. But it was short. It was the third straight Conclave to conclude on its first full day. Is that a cause for concern?

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Christopher McMullanJune 3, 2025The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
King Charles' throne speech was a constitutional triumph

Not a few had tears in their eyes as they heard the King of Canada declare: 'The True North is indeed strong and free!'

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Christopher McMullanJune 1, 2025National Post, Politics
Sts. John Vianney, John Eudes and the Priestly Profile to the Visitation

The canonization centennial of two influential French priests illustrates new light from the marvelous feast of the Visitation.

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Christopher McMullanJune 1, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
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