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Live Out the Octave of Pentecost
Live Out the Octave of Pentecost

This might be a good year to intensify the devotional observance of the Pentecost Octave, despite its liturgical suppression in 1970.

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Newman House ManagerJune 2, 2020National Catholic Register, Faith
 Don't think abusive and wrongful arrests are just a U.S. problem
Don't think abusive and wrongful arrests are just a U.S. problem

The day after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, a documentary about merciless beatings by Toronto police in 2010 had its world premiere.

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Newman House ManagerJune 1, 2020National Post, Culture
How Has ‘Laudato Si’ Fared After 5 Years?
How Has ‘Laudato Si’ Fared After 5 Years?

Five points to consider regarding Pope Francis’ ecological encyclical, Laudato Si, on its five-year publication anniversary.

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Newman House ManagerMay 27, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
A lockdown without a clear goal

Way back, two months ago, it was not about preventing the coronavirus from spreading altogether, but rendering its spread manageable. If the goal has now changed, it should be made clear.

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Newman House ManagerMay 25, 2020Culture, Coronavirus, National Post
With Church Reopening Plan, Minnesota Bishops Model Solidarity and Subsidiarity
With Church Reopening Plan, Minnesota Bishops Model Solidarity and Subsidiarity

With Church Reopening Plan, Minnesota Bishops Model Solidarity and Subsidiarity.

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Newman House ManagerMay 22, 2020National Catholic Register, Faith
Can We Refer to Pope St. John Paul II ‘the Great’?
Can We Refer to Pope St. John Paul II ‘the Great’?

In his letter to the Polish bishops for the centennial of the birth of Pope St. John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI makes the case for ‘the Great’ as a recognition of the late Holy Father’s impact on history.

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Newman House ManagerMay 19, 2020Church Affairs, St. John Paul II, National Catholic Register
Pope St. John Paul II Seen Through the Eyes of Polish Poet Laureate Czesław Miłosz
Pope St. John Paul II Seen Through the Eyes of Polish Poet Laureate Czesław Miłosz

Before he was a priest — a man of the Word made flesh — Karol Wojtyła was a playwright and poet.

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Newman House ManagerMay 19, 2020St. John Paul II, National Catholic Register, Culture
St. John Paul II: A Holy Life in 4 Acts
St. John Paul II: A Holy Life in 4 Acts

Karol Wojtyła took up the alternatives to the monarchial age, fought against totalitarianism and offered a vision for liberal democracy rooted in the truth about the human person.

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Newman House ManagerMay 18, 2020Faith, National Catholic Register, St. John Paul II
To an unseen audience, Bocelli raised his voice in prayer
To an unseen audience, Bocelli raised his voice in prayer

The image of the man who has lost his sight singing “I was blind but now I see” was as powerful a Christian performance as could be imagined.

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Newman House ManagerMay 16, 2020Faith, Catholic Herald
 The 'indispensable' holy man who helped end the Cold War
The 'indispensable' holy man who helped end the Cold War

Shortly after Pope John Paul II's death in 2005, Henry Kissinger told NBC News that no one had a greater impact on the 20th century.

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Newman House ManagerMay 16, 2020St. John Paul II, National Post, Culture
China’s Coronavirus Mishandling Further Undermines Accord With Vatican
China’s Coronavirus Mishandling Further Undermines Accord With Vatican

In unleashing a global pandemic through negligence at best, malice at worst, the Chinese regime has lost whatever credibility it had even six months ago.

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Newman House ManagerMay 15, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
The other reason for Cardinal Tagle’s promotion
The other reason for Cardinal Tagle’s promotion

With life expectancy increasing, the challenge for the Church is to ensure that governance is not dominated by the very elderly.

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Newman House ManagerMay 13, 2020Church Affairs, Catholic Herald
Fatima, Pope St. John Paul II and God’s Providence
Fatima, Pope St. John Paul II and God’s Providence

 No shrine, save for those in the Holy Land, is more linked with the churnings of history than that of Our Lady of Fatima.

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Newman House ManagerMay 13, 2020Faith, National Catholic Register, Mary
The battle against COVID is intense, but the next 'great war' still lies ahead
The battle against COVID is intense, but the next 'great war' still lies ahead

Something to ponder on the 75th anniversary of VE-Day: Should we have a Cold War with China? No one is calling exactly for that, but a constructive chill is long overdue.

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Newman House ManagerMay 8, 2020Culture, Coronavirus, National Post
As the Queen knows, history and faith are our best consolations
As the Queen knows, history and faith are our best consolations

Solace can be found in the timeless resources of history and faith during periods of adversity, the Queen reminds us.

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Newman House ManagerMay 5, 2020Coronavirus, Catholic Herald, Culture
Is Canada's see-no-evil policy on China going to end post-COVID-19?
Is Canada's see-no-evil policy on China going to end post-COVID-19?

About the Chinese regime being a tyranny, only a little is grudgingly said, and even less done.

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Newman House ManagerMay 2, 2020Politics, National Post
7 Lockdown Liturgical Lessons for Post-Coronavirus Catholics
7 Lockdown Liturgical Lessons for Post-Coronavirus Catholics

As states across the nation are slowly opening up and churches begin celebrating Mass with the faithful, there are valuable lessons offered for us all.

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Newman House ManagerApril 29, 2020Faith, Coronavirus, National Catholic Register
Fr. de Valk was a model for priest journalists
Fr. de Valk was a model for priest journalists

How do the priesthood and journalism go together? The former is more fundamental to our identity than the latter, but both are variations on a deeper mission. Both are storytellers.

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Newman House ManagerApril 25, 2020Catholic Register, Faith
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