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Fr Mankowski was silenced by the Jesuits. It was a kind of tribute
Fr Mankowski was silenced by the Jesuits. It was a kind of tribute

A tribute to the late Fr. Paul V. Mankowski, S.J..

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Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2020Faith, Catholic Herald
Why Cardinal Pell Is Vindicated by Cardinal Becciu’s Firing
Why Cardinal Pell Is Vindicated by Cardinal Becciu’s Firing

As Cardinal Pell arrives in Rome this week after three years in Australia, a look at the counterpoint between the cardinal’s return and Cardinal Becciu’s fall.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 29, 2020National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
On Trade Policy, Trump and Biden Converge
On Trade Policy, Trump and Biden Converge

That convergence is part of a global trend in which economic priorities are shifting — and becoming more consonant with the priorities of the Holy See.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 28, 2020Politics, National Catholic Register
When it comes to politicizing the Supreme Court, Biden went there first

Don’t go there? America already has, a long time ago. And Biden was one of the principal figures getting her there.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 25, 2020National Post, Politics
This Trudeau apology is 50 years overdue

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh should demand a free vote in the House condemning the invocation of martial law by Pierre Trudeau's government.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 22, 2020Politics, National Post
The Demise of the Papal States Was a Gift to the Church
The Demise of the Papal States Was a Gift to the Church

Blessed Pius IX inaugurated a new era for the Church by dissolving the Papal States.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 21, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
New Italian Missal Introduces Liturgical Disunity
New Italian Missal Introduces Liturgical Disunity

Italian is not an international language, but it has great influence in the Church — so it’s especially unfortunate that two different consecratory formulas can now be used when celebrating Mass there.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 19, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
The EU needs to admit that Trump has it right on Mideast peace
The EU needs to admit that Trump has it right on Mideast peace

The U.S. president has brought a different set of lenses to the Arab-Israeli question.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 16, 2020Politics, National Post
The Conservatives should double down on religious freedom
The Conservatives should double down on religious freedom

A strong defence of religious liberty, here and abroad, is the right thing to do. It may even be good politics.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 14, 2020National Post, Politics
Polish Cardinal and Pope St. John Paul II: United in Faith; United in Suffering
Polish Cardinal and Pope St. John Paul II: United in Faith; United in Suffering

Cardinal Marian Jaworski’s presence at the death of Pope St. John Paul II capped long years at Karol Wojytła’s side.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 10, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
In Quebec’s COVID Response, the Catholic Church Has Been Completely Marginalized
In Quebec’s COVID Response, the Catholic Church Has Been Completely Marginalized

In Canada, civil authorities and the Church have collaborated, negotiated and even litigated over pandemic protocols. Yet in the province of Quebec, the Church was being ignored.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 8, 2020Church Affairs, Canada, Coronavirus, National Catholic Register
The culture of ‘a priest forever’ is changing
The culture of ‘a priest forever’ is changing

Advising the accused at an early stage about the option of laicisation represents another big cultural shift, one with theological implications.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 6, 2020Church Affairs, Catholic Herald
A victim of racial persecution in Uganda, Alberta's new Lieutenant-Governor found safety in Canada
A victim of racial persecution in Uganda, Alberta's new Lieutenant-Governor found safety in Canada

Salma Lakhani and her husband were among the 60,000 'Asians' despoiled of their property and expelled by Idi Amin over 90 days in 1972.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 5, 2020Politics, National Post
Discovering the roots that nurtured faith
Discovering the roots that nurtured faith

One hundred years ago my grandparents’ wedding began an intercontinental and multigenerational adventure in family and faith.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 3, 2020Faith, Catholic Register
A Tale of 2 Archbishops: Capuchins O’Malley and Chaput Mark Golden Jubilees
A Tale of 2 Archbishops: Capuchins O’Malley and Chaput Mark Golden Jubilees

Much of the recent history of the Catholic Church in the United States can be told in the lives of these two men, who were both ordained Aug. 29, 1970.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 2, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Lessons to be learned from the victory of Erin O'Toole
Lessons to be learned from the victory of Erin O'Toole

Canadians get two choices for prime minister. With the election of Erin O’Toole, one of them now is a clear-eyed realist on China.

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Newman House ManagerAugust 29, 2020Politics, National Post
Is Archbishop Viganò’s Rejection of the Second Vatican Council Promoting Schism?
Is Archbishop Viganò’s Rejection of the Second Vatican Council Promoting Schism?

In his latest ‘testimony,’ the former nuncio holds a position contrary to the Catholic faith on the authority of ecumenical councils.

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Newman House ManagerAugust 29, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
As CFL cancels season, COVID's cultural costs continue to climb
As CFL cancels season, COVID's cultural costs continue to climb

The mandate to keep apart is the most unique, and devastating, part of this pandemic. In most crises, it is the coming together which is essential.

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Newman House ManagerAugust 23, 2020Culture, Coronavirus, National Post
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