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Fulton Sheen, a Trusted Intercessor for Our Times

Archbishop Sheen suffered more from the Church than he did for her — and did so with equanimity and grace. He understood those sufferings as his carrying of the cross, a necessary part of discipleship. They formed an important part of his holiness.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 20, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
With populism, Canada's been there, done that, better than others

Canada’s populist rise was 30 years ahead of the age of Trump, and it was a responsible populism

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 20, 2026National Post, Politics
25 Years After 9/11, Where Does the Church Stand With Islam?

Pope Benedict’s Regensburg address on the five-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks remains the fullest theological response.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 18, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith, Church Affairs
Restraining AI is a task for natural intelligence

Put a stop to AI for AI’s sake. Make the priority AI for humanity’s sake.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 18, 2026National Post, Culture
Welcome to the new world of David and Goliath warfare

Aerial projectiles are proving superior to sheer might

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 14, 2026National Post, Politics
What the Death of Norway’s King Harald Teaches Us About Christ the King

The death of King Harald on Aug. 28 fell amid feast days that prompt Catholic reflection on kingship.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 6, 2026National Catholic Register, Politics, Faith
Hidden for more than 80 years in Canada, Habsburg jewels shine again

Only two of Empress Zita's grandchildren knew of the priceless jewels — including the Florentine Diamond — that their grandmother had secreted in a Quebec bank vault

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 6, 2026National Post, Politics, Culture
Chimes of Freedom

The skies are darkening, and the freedom agenda of the late 1980s is in retreat. The storm is gathering again. The chimes of freedom need to flash anew.

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Christopher McMullanAugust 30, 2026The Catholic Thing, Culture
Trump's America is losing its grip

As in the now-famous photos of a bald eagle attacking a Canada goose, the U.S. is failing to conquer its targets

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Christopher McMullanAugust 30, 2026National Post, Politics
Remembering Dolly Parton, Beloved ‘Songteller’

The long life of the famed entertainer, who died Aug. 25, was mostly about what united, not what divided.

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Christopher McMullanAugust 30, 2026National Catholic Register, Culture
Dolly Parton, the 'songteller,' had a heart as big as her fame

With her profits she pioneered a different kind of philanthropy

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Christopher McMullanAugust 30, 2026National Post, Culture
Beyond ‘The Odyssey’: The Love That Moves the Sun and Stars

Which account of the divine is more compelling — Christopher Nolan’s Homer or Pope Leo’s Dante?

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Christopher McMullanAugust 27, 2026National Catholic Register, Culture, Church Affairs
Remembering Ratzinger at Rimini

The Rimini festival uses art, culture, and Catholic tradition to bridge believers and nonbelievers through beauty and love.

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Christopher McMullanAugust 23, 2026The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
The growing problem of settler violence in the West Bank

Prominent former Israeli leaders and security officials have condemned the violence, but the Netanyahu government refuses to take action

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Christopher McMullanAugust 23, 2026National Post, Politics
Trump doesn't care if he loses, as long as Canada also loses

It is hard to see what kind of agreement would be worth making

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Christopher McMullanAugust 16, 2026National Post, Politics
Churchill's warning about the Russian threat still resonates, 80 years later

Eastern European states cannot afford to ignore the danger at their doorsteps

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Christopher McMullanAugust 9, 2026National Post, Politics
How Slovakia's left has come to resemble the MAGA right

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico favours leftist economics, reduced immigration, social conservatism and Putin. Sound familiar?

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Christopher McMullanAugust 7, 2026National Post, Politics
The Cristero Rebellion of 1926 Offers a Sober Warning Today

Horrors are possible in our time, and in places not far away.

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Christopher McMullanAugust 7, 2026National Post, Politics, Faith
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