A rebuttal to the critics of Andrew Scheer who focus on his religious beliefs while forgetting it was historically outlandish to expect he’d win Election 2019.
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One might suggest that the kindly light of English Catholicism shines more brightly now through the witness of the heroic life of St. John Henry Newman.
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Since symbols convey so much more than words, Vatican officials should have clarified exactly what the statue means, before allowing it to be deployed in a paraliturgical context.
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The Rhinoceros Party’s return in the federal campaign is worthy of applause because every election needs its clown car.
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The canonization of Newman should not lead to the temptation of turning this Saint into a gentle, Victorian house cat.
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This Sunday in Rome, Pope Francis will declare John Henry Newman to be a saint, raising to the altars the most noble exemplar of the distinctive genius of English Catholicism.
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Cardinal Tamkevicius has now joined that great procession of cardinals from behind the Iron Curtain who proved worthy witnesses in one of the great persecutions of the Church in history.
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As the synod comes to the end of its first week, the central outcome is still in the balance.
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The soon-to-be saint relentlessly sought the Truth, and he had the courage to follow where it led.
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Pope Leo XIII was inspired by the spirit of Newman; the same spirit that influenced Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. A spirit of truth, boldness, and tradition.
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Timothy Schmalz's 'Angels Unawares' is a massive work including 140 figures representing migrants and refugees from throughout history.
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During a gathering of the Cardus collective in the Steel City this week, Father Raymond de Souza finds cutting edge sculpture, a God-shaped hole in newspaper church coverage, and a study that strips away myths about eating red meat.
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As Fr Lizdenis carefully lifted the little chalice, he was elevating the history of holiness lived by Lithuanian priests.
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Trudeau could have said sorry and let Jagmeet Singh decide how to handle the brownface scandal publicly. But the PM didn't want it done backstage; he wanted the spotlight.
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Father Raymond de Souza wonders what spirit moves the public board of education in Brockville, Ontario to block an empty building’s sale to a private religious group.
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As the highest-ranking American in the history of the Roman Curia, and earlier as archbishop of San Francisco, the late cardinal had an outsize influence on the Church.
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The call to become a bishop can be a burdensome blessing and fewer men are responding “yes”.
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It is especially appropriate to pray for the Pope on the feast of St. Matthew on Sept. 21 — the date when 16-year-old Jorge Bergoglio discerned his priestly vocation.
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