Articles — Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

Figueiredo Report the First of Many to Come?

Msgr. Anthony Figueiredo’s release of information on Theodore McCarrick suggests what a new era of whistleblowing might look like in the Church.

Newman House ManagerMay 29, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

Archbishop Sheen Dispute: An ‘Either/Or’ or ‘Both/And’ Issue?

If Fulton Sheen had known that being buried in Peoria rather than New York would be advantageous for his own beatification, what would he have decided?

Newman House ManagerMay 28, 2019National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Father Hesburgh’s flawed legacy

No Catholic cleric in the 1970s could have more powerfully made the argument that the pro-life movement was the proper successor to the civil rights movement for progressives and liberals.

Newman House ManagerMay 23, 2019Catholic Herald, Culture

Crossed Standard

Measurements need to be based on constant standards. In a world of changing standards, how do we measure the good life?

Newman House ManagerMay 23, 2019Culture, Convivium

The U.S. has big problems, but Canada's justice system deserves criticism, too

We pay attention when the accused is a senator or head of the navy; what happens when it happens to the poor and vulnerable and unknown?

Newman House ManagerMay 22, 2019National Post, Politics

Father Hesburgh Was the Father of Notre Dame’s Honoring of Obama

Under Father Hesburgh, and continued by his successors, Notre Dame was clearly pro-life but chose not to use its prestige to that end in the public square.

Newman House ManagerMay 17, 2019National Catholic Register, Culture

By Virtue of Being Tiger

Stories out of the Masters 2019 were rife with anecdotes about the chastened, perhaps converted man. It was not just a comeback to winning, but a comeback to decent conduct.

Newman House ManagerMay 16, 2019Culture, Convivium

The new abuse law is the biggest reform since 2001

On paper, Vos estis is a revolution greater than that of Sacramentorum sanctitatis tutela in 2001.

Newman House ManagerMay 16, 2019Catholic Herald, Church Affairs

Drink a Caesar ... for national unity

It is marvellous to have such a delicious drink that is distinctively Canadian, another gift of Alberta to the federation

Newman House ManagerMay 15, 2019Culture, National Post

Re-thinking best spot for the bishop’s chair

With the cathedra now in the central place, the entire architectural focus of the cathedral is on the bishop’s seat, including at the vast majority of Masses when he is not present.

Newman House ManagerMay 13, 2019Faith, Catholic Register

Jean Vanier’s Human Communities

Vanier founded a human movement, rooted in the Biblical conviction that the deepest meaning of being human is discovered in God’s revelation that we are made in His image and likeness.

Newman House ManagerMay 10, 2019Convivium, Faith

Communion and the Church’s mess

A week after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI released his essay on the sexual abuse crisis, the wounded Church of Santiago must set its priorities straight.

Newman House ManagerMay 9, 2019Church Affairs, Catholic Herald

The Puzzling Pontificate of Pope Francis

Pope Francis is not guilty of heresy, in part due to the fact his teaching style is not sufficiently clear as to sustain such a charge.

Newman House ManagerMay 9, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

What Jean Vanier did for us all

Jean Vanier is one of the great Catholic founders of our time, and those who saw in him something of Mother Teresa, now a canonized saint, were not wrong.

Newman House ManagerMay 8, 2019Culture, National Post

Benedict’s Essay Broadens Conversation on Causes of Crisis

Benedict’s essay expresses and contributes toward a new moment in the life the Church, where it is possible to speak broadly and deeply about the sexual-abuse crisis.

Newman House ManagerMay 7, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register, Benedict XVI