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Are we supposed to take David Lametti at his word that C-6 won't target faith leaders?

The justice minister claims the bill does not mean what it says, but refuses to entertain a simple amendment that would put everyone's mind at ease.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 5, 2020Politics, National Post
 Many dropped the ball, Montreal report finds
Many dropped the ball, Montreal report finds

The Boucher case was rife with incompetence and passing-the-buck from the beginning.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 3, 2020Church Affairs, Catholic Register
Windows of inspiration for Catholic men
Windows of inspiration for Catholic men

The lives of those four men depicted in glass — a young mountaineer, an archbishop, a Franciscan martyr and an emperor — inspire us when masculine witness is much needed.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 1, 2020Catholic Register, Faith
Cardinal Inspirations for the Word of God
Cardinal Inspirations for the Word of God

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa stood out in a most unusual Consistory of Cardinals on Nov. 28.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 1, 2020National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Remembering Diego Maradona, a footballer as spectacular and as flawed as the country that mourns him
Remembering Diego Maradona, a footballer as spectacular and as flawed as the country that mourns him

His performance in the World Cup in 1986 brought tears and joy. It wouldn't be the last time.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 27, 2020National Post, Culture
 Canadians need more palliative care, not same-day death on demand
Canadians need more palliative care, not same-day death on demand

Bill C-7 kills off the modest safeguards that were supposedly in place. It will now be possible to be get the lethal injection the same day it is requested.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 22, 2020National Post, Culture
McCarrick’s Brazen Behavior: Vatican’s Report Underscores How He Hid His Abuses in Plain Sight
McCarrick’s Brazen Behavior: Vatican’s Report Underscores How He Hid His Abuses in Plain Sight

McCarrick never attempted to slink around in the shadows, lest he appear to have something to hide. He was more devilishly clever than that.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 20, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Catholic Church Consecrations Amid Desecrations
Catholic Church Consecrations Amid Desecrations

The consecration of an altar and the consecration of a church are among the most beautiful ceremonies in the entirety of the liturgical rites.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 20, 2020National Catholic Register, Faith
A real unity agenda for Joe Biden
A real unity agenda for Joe Biden

Herewith are four policy areas where a Biden administration might forge some political unity with voters who opted for Trump.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 14, 2020Politics, National Post
The McCarrick Report Tests the Catholic Church’s Accountability
The McCarrick Report Tests the Catholic Church’s Accountability

The ideal remedy for trust abused is trust restored. But if trust has been abused for too long and too grievously, the more likely remedy is trust abolished.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 13, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Why St. John Lateran, Not St. Peter’s Basilica, is ‘Mother of All Churches in the World’
Why St. John Lateran, Not St. Peter’s Basilica, is ‘Mother of All Churches in the World’

The Lateran has been associated with the papacy for centuries longer than the Vatican has — a fact often emphasized by Pope Francis.


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Newman House ManagerNovember 10, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
 'Sleepy Joe' may be exactly the president America needs right now
'Sleepy Joe' may be exactly the president America needs right now

Biden ran a somnolent campaign. Trump thought that was a bug. It was actually a feature.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 8, 2020National Post, Politics
Pope Francis’ Seismic Shift of the Secretariat of State
Pope Francis’ Seismic Shift of the Secretariat of State

The move to remove the financial authority of the Vatican department vindicates the financial reforms first undertaken by Cardinal George Pell.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 6, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Civil-Unions ‘Imbergoglio’ Stains the Competency of the Holy See Press Office
Civil-Unions ‘Imbergoglio’ Stains the Competency of the Holy See Press Office

The Vatican’s communications apparatus does grave disservice to Pope Francis and the Catholic faithful for not clarifying his comments.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 4, 2020Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
The takeaway from election 2020 — maybe the best of America has come and gone
The takeaway from election 2020 — maybe the best of America has come and gone

American political candidates routinely speak about their country as the greatest political, economic and cultural achievement in the history of mankind. But does anyone sincerely believe that about America today?

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Newman House ManagerNovember 4, 2020Politics, National Post
7 Lessons From the Life and Ministry of Blessed Michael McGivney
7 Lessons From the Life and Ministry of Blessed Michael McGivney

Reflecting on the example of the new beatus can stretch the expectations and broaden the horizons of contemporary U.S. Catholics.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 3, 2020Faith, National Catholic Register
Newman’s spirit alive at Toronto’s Oratory
Newman’s spirit alive at Toronto’s Oratory

On Nov. 1, the solemn feast of All Saints, the Toronto Oratory celebrated its 45th anniversary, a suitable occasion to reflect on how the Oratory of St. Philip Neri makes Newman’s presence come alive in Toronto.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 2, 2020Faith, Catholic Register
Emmanuel Macron is right. France is under attack

The mass murder and beheading in Nice was unusual only in the severity of the attack; that a church in France would be attacked is a part of daily life.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 31, 2020Culture, National Post
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