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Bishops were right to address concerns over the ethics of vaccine production
Bishops were right to address concerns over the ethics of vaccine production

Consumers are constantly demanding ethically sourced products, except when those ethical concerns are raised by Catholics.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 18, 2021Faith, National Post
A Tale of Two Weddings
A Tale of Two Weddings

The wedding(s) of Meghan and Harry cause confusion on at least three important points.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 16, 2021Culture, First Things
St. Peter’s Side-Altar Mass Ban: Papal Subordinates Trigger Another ‘Imbergoglio’
St. Peter’s Side-Altar Mass Ban: Papal Subordinates Trigger Another ‘Imbergoglio’

The eighth anniversary of Pope Francis’ election brought a completely unexpected and wholly unnecessary controversy.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 15, 2021Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Can Interreligious Dialogue Be Truly Religious?
Can Interreligious Dialogue Be Truly Religious?

The papal response to this question, as first answered by Benedict and then by Francis as shown during his visit to Iraq, indicates both continuity in substance and a difference in style.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 13, 2021Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Harry and Meghan interview with Oprah was entertainment, not news
Harry and Meghan interview with Oprah was entertainment, not news

When media subject certain personalities to rigorous fact-checking, but extend a credulous courtesy to the Sussexes, it is a clear double standard.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 13, 2021Culture, National Post
Prince Harry failed, just as his father did
Prince Harry failed, just as his father did

Meghan had no idea what she was getting into and Harry was too clueless or too careless to do anything about it

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Newman House ManagerMarch 9, 2021Culture, National Post, Popular
Following the science of medical miracles
Following the science of medical miracles

Duffin was fascinated, as a scientist and atheist, that the Vatican gave such enormous weight to her medical opinion.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 6, 2021Catholic Register, Faith
Despite pandemic, Pope Francis reaches out to Christians and Muslims in Iraq
Despite pandemic, Pope Francis reaches out to Christians and Muslims in Iraq

Papal travel is no longer remarkable. But Iraq is a first.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 6, 2021Church Affairs, National Post
Pope Francis’ Iraq Mission Is a Biblical Pilgrimage Completed
Pope Francis’ Iraq Mission Is a Biblical Pilgrimage Completed

A specific dimension of the Holy Father’s visit will lift up the figure of Abraham, which Pope St. John Paul II planned to do 21 years earlier.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 5, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
'We must not be enemies': Lessons from Lincoln and the holder of his hat
'We must not be enemies': Lessons from Lincoln and the holder of his hat

Lincoln and Douglas established that the Union would be preserved not only by force of arms, but by, as much as was possible, a unifying spirit.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 4, 2021Politics, National Post
Rivalry and Reconciliation in Genesis
Rivalry and Reconciliation in Genesis

Genesis gives us clues that strife does not have the final word among siblings.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 4, 2021Faith, First Things
Aristocratic Freedom and Duty
Aristocratic Freedom and Duty

If the cultural winds blow fiercely enough, the apple of Harry can fall a great distance from the tree of Father Ignatius.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 2, 2021Culture, First Things
Cue the vaccine queue jumpers

Our reverence for our health-care system means we are reluctant to admit it, but in any system where long waits are the norm, there will be queue jumping.

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Newman House ManagerMarch 1, 2021Culture, National Post
When suicide masquerades as health care
When suicide masquerades as health care

Canada's changing medical culture is increasingly offering patients a lethal injection alongside other treatment options, as if being helped to die is equivalent to being helped to live.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 25, 2021National Post, Politics
Cardinal Robert Sarah, an Authentic Spiritual Guide
Cardinal Robert Sarah, an Authentic Spiritual Guide

While the cardinal’s retirement concludes one of the most remarkable assignments of any Curial official, his contributions as a prophetic spiritual father will continue.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 24, 2021Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Rush Limbaugh had a profound effect on our culture
Rush Limbaugh had a profound effect on our culture

His career was of great consequence for the current political and cultural moment.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 20, 2021Culture, National Post
Where lies Liberal loyalty: Canada or China?
Where lies Liberal loyalty: Canada or China?

The rot of appeasement that reached its nadir during the Chrétien years is well-advanced within the current federal government.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 19, 2021
No need to replace the governor general with a president — Canada has the best system possible
No need to replace the governor general with a president — Canada has the best system possible

The genius of Canada’s Constitution is that the viceregal reality has been made to work, exceptionally well, in practice. There is no need to change it, even if it could be done.

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Newman House ManagerFebruary 15, 2021Politics, National Post
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