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ABCs of Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith
ABCs of Amy Coney Barrett’s Faith

Failure to understand deeply religious people will underlie a lot of words thrown at the U.S. Supreme Court nominee this week.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 13, 2020Convivium, Faith
Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Olinto Marella Are Perfect Patrons for Today
Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Olinto Marella Are Perfect Patrons for Today

Two new beati, both Italians, have much to teach us.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 12, 2020National Catholic Register, Faith
Peace in the Mideast is about faith, not just politics
Peace in the Mideast is about faith, not just politics

The Abraham Accords attempt to make religion a factor of common heritage instead of division.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 10, 2020Politics, National Post
‘Fratelli Tutti’: Pope Francis’ Response to Current Global Political Realities
‘Fratelli Tutti’: Pope Francis’ Response to Current Global Political Realities

Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, not unlike Laudato Si before it, is more a political than a social document.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 10, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Amy Coney Barrett, Mary Ann Glendon and the Feminine Genius
Amy Coney Barrett, Mary Ann Glendon and the Feminine Genius

Glendon was at the center of the Catholic Church’s pushback against a kind of feminism that pitted women’s public contributions against their mission in the family and culture.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2020Culture, National Catholic Register
The inspiring family story of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
The inspiring family story of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett

Barrett and her husband have seven children, including two adopted from Haiti and one with Down syndrome.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2020Culture, National Post
Visit a shining moment for Benedict, Newman

The 2010 visit to Great Britain was important for three key reasons which unite the figures of Newman and Benedict.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2020Faith, Catholic Register
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
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