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America’s 250th will mark a lesser republic

Fifty years after a graceful waltz with the Queen, America celebrates with a submarine bell and diminished horizons

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Christopher McMullanJune 28, 2026National Post, Politics
The First, Second, and Third Rome – in Paris

Patriarch Bartholomew 's assumption of Pope Benedict XVI's academic seat in Paris highlights the enduring spiritual bond between Rome and Constantinople.

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Christopher McMullanJune 28, 2026The Catholic Thing, Culture, Church Affairs
Alan Greenspan was world's first celebrity banker

He was all the presidents’ man, serving 19 years at the Fed, appointed five times by four presidents

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Christopher McMullanJune 26, 2026National Post, Politics
Netanyahu should have seen this coming

The Israeli PM put many of his eggs in the Trump basket, and that basket is now being presented to the Iranians as a payoff

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Christopher McMullanJune 21, 2026National Post, Politics
Remembering Cardinal Ruini, a Giant of the John Paul II Era

Pope Leo’s funeral tribute highlighted the immense influence Cardinal Ruini wielded in the Church and Italian public life.

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Christopher McMullanJune 20, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Pope Leo’s Illuminating Evening at La Sagrada Familia

The Holy Father, more than 15 years after Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, spoke of the grand edifice’s symbol as a continuing proclamation of Christ to the culture of Catalonia, and to the world.

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Christopher McMullanJune 15, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith
White House cage match is emblematic of Trump presidency

It doesn't honour the founding fathers, but it does express the president's combative, vain character

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Christopher McMullanJune 14, 2026National Post, Politics
3 Key Moments From Pope Leo’s Voyage to Madrid

A prayer vigil, Corpus Christi procession and a meeting with the Spanish parliament punctuated a memorable trip to Spain’s capital city.

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Christopher McMullanJune 12, 2026National Post, Church Affairs
The Cinderella of soccer stadiums is going to the ball

The World Cup puts the spotlight on the sport's greatest players, but also on the grand public spaces built to celebrate them

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Christopher McMullanJune 12, 2026National Post, Sports, Culture
The Calculated Spectacle Behind Magnifica Humanitas

If attracting attention—and good, thoughtful attention—was the intention of Magnifica Humanitas’s presentation, it was successful.

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Christopher McMullanJune 8, 2026First Things, Church Affairs
Will Alberta prove a model to emulate in the age of upset?

The province has plenty of experience with grievance politics

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Christopher McMullanJune 8, 2026National Post, Politics
A Good Friday Death: Vittorio Messori, RIP

Vittorio Messori, an influential Catholic journalist, fundamentally transformed modern papal communication.

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Christopher McMullanMay 31, 2026The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
Carney casts off Trudeau's climate policies? I told you so!

I noted in a column two years ago that although both support cutting emissions, Carney favours climate prosperity; Trudeau, climate penance.

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Christopher McMullanMay 31, 2026National Post, Politics
Wyszyński, Paul VI and the Polish Millennium

The consecutive feast days of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński and Pope St. Paul VI recall their pivotal roles in Poland’s millennium celebration and a turning point in modern Catholic history.

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Christopher McMullanMay 30, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
‘Magnifica Humanitas’: Pope Leo Makes His Case for Authentic Humanism

In his first encyclical, the Holy Father has concluded that the widespread understanding of the human person in a technological culture has become so eroded that some philosophical repair work is needed first.

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Christopher McMullanMay 27, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith
Bruce Springsteen's lifetime of cultural protest

The Boss's latest tour follows a career of standing up to communists, mayors, police officers and presidents

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Christopher McMullanMay 27, 2026National Post, Culture
Nine reasons the suspension of the Snowbirds is distressing

The daring aerobatic team delighted Canadians, made them proud, augmented their patriotism. They must keep flying.

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Christopher McMullanMay 24, 2026National Post, Politics
Conrad Black's history of the world is magnificent

Reading the latest volume is pure joy

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Christopher McMullanMay 17, 2026National Post, Culture
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