Articles — Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

This papal anniversary should be a day of rejoicing

The long-serving priest is like the best wine which is only served late in the feast.

Newman House ManagerDecember 12, 2019Church Affairs, Catholic Herald

Recalling Venerable Fulton Sheen’s Passing 40 Years Ago

Fond memories of the holy archbishop, who loved Mary, the Eucharist and the priesthood.

Newman House ManagerDecember 9, 2019Faith, National Catholic Register

Giving thanks for faith, and the faithfulness of St. Francis Xavier

To be in Goa for the feast of St. Francis Xavier is to give thanks. For what exactly? Really for everything.

Newman House ManagerDecember 6, 2019Faith, National Post

While Embarrassing, Sheen Beatification Delay Could Turn Out Well

The latest development may finally give the Sheen beatification the treatment it deserves.

Newman House ManagerDecember 5, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

The growing Marian enrichment of the Church’s calendar

The principal flourishing of Marian devotion at Holy Mass remains hidden from nearly all Catholics and even from a great number of priests.

Newman House ManagerDecember 5, 2019Church Affairs, Catholic Herald

A Nativity Scene Is a Multipurpose Instrument of Faith

Pope Francis’ latest apostolic letter treats the crèche as a particularly effective means of making the Gospel come alive, especially for children, but not only for them.

Newman House ManagerDecember 4, 2019Faith, National Catholic Register

Hindu nationalism reigns supreme in India, where even large groups are minorities

That India’s most famous monument is a magnificent example of Islamic art and architecture rankles some in the governing Bharatiya Janata Party.

Newman House ManagerDecember 1, 2019Culture, National Post

Why did Evo Morales find such favour at the Vatican?

Why did Morales earn such favour in Rome under Pope Francis? Whatever the cause, it was sufficient to get a papal pass on tyranny, Marxism and paganism.

Newman House ManagerDecember 1, 2019Culture, Catholic Herald

Pope Francis, Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Energy

The visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki was symbolic and a powerful call for peace. But its effect on nuclear policy around the world will be limited.

Newman House ManagerDecember 1, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

The Logistical and Evangelical Challenges of the Archbishop Sheen Beatification

Especially in the case of one of the greatest evangelists of his time, the evangelical dimension of a beatification is essential.

Newman House ManagerNovember 23, 2019Faith, National Catholic Register

As you celebrate the Berlin Wall's 'fall' in 1989, remember 1979, too

Communism was killed in Poland on June 2, 1979, but the evil empire was a fearsome thing and it took 10 years before the burial would take place.

Newman House ManagerNovember 22, 2019Culture, National Post

The Aftermath of Falling Walls

Bloodshed rarely ends the instant freedom rings out. When the Berlin Wall fell, tyrants still murdered the innocent.

Newman House ManagerNovember 22, 2019Culture, Convivium

What to expect from Pope Francis’s trip to Thailand and Japan

The papal visit to Thailand and Japan will give Pope Francis the chance to address five key themes of his social teaching, and two general questions about his pontificate.

Newman House ManagerNovember 20, 2019Church Affairs, Catholic Herald

Who Speaks for the US Bishops?

Baltimore provided a new USCCB executive. But who speaks for bishops is not determined by official office.

Newman House ManagerNovember 14, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

Jesuit Martyrs, Old and New

As we are seeing it played out in the Society of Jesus, social reform cannot be separated from the proclamation of the gospel.

Newman House ManagerNovember 14, 2019Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

Leo XIII: the missionary prisoner

The drama of Catholic history for the last 200 years has been the move from a hostile confrontation with modernity to an attempt to provide a Christian foundation for the noble parts of the modern project.

Newman House ManagerNovember 14, 2019Faith, Catholic Herald

Cherry Sincerity and Insincerity

Three observations about the Cherry firing – the comic, the cowardly, and the CBC.

Newman House ManagerNovember 13, 2019Culture, Convivium

Grapes is one of a kind, and we all knew it would end this way

Did Don Cherry say something out of bounds? Incendiary? Are you shocked, shocked that there is gambling going on in Casablanca?

Newman House ManagerNovember 13, 2019Culture, National Post