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Fundraising efforts have symbolic impact

Given the prevalence of confusing public conversation about residential schools, it might be helpful for Catholics to recall what has already been done in terms of financial compensation.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 29, 2021Catholic Register, Canada, Faith
Lining up to show COVID travel documents is the road to serfdom
Lining up to show COVID travel documents is the road to serfdom

Upon arrival in Canada, the government has deployed an army of its own officials to register passengers online and then to administer tests.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 26, 2021National Post, Culture
Msgr. Burrill’s Resignation and the Surveillance Age: 5 Points to Consider
Msgr. Burrill’s Resignation and the Surveillance Age: 5 Points to Consider

No harm, no foul may apply in sports. No crime, no foul does not apply in the life of the Church.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 24, 2021National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
For Pope Francis, the Mass is the message
For Pope Francis, the Mass is the message

The importance Traditionis Custodes gives to the Internet world makes it a novelty.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 22, 2021First Things, Church Affairs
Activist priest's death exposes India's brutal treatment of political prisoners
Activist priest's death exposes India's brutal treatment of political prisoners

A Catholic priest of the Jesuit order, Father Stan Swamy devoted his life to defending the rights of India’s Indigenous peoples.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 18, 2021National Post, Faith
Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes: Five Consequences of the New Motu Proprio Curtailing the Latin Mass
Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes: Five Consequences of the New Motu Proprio Curtailing the Latin Mass

The Pope hopes to foster the unity of the Church by his decision, but it’s unlikely to happen immediately in the wake of the Holy Father’s clampdown on celebration of the Extraordinary Form of the Mass.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 18, 2021Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
The grace of penance in summer of shame
The grace of penance in summer of shame

Truth demands the record be set straight, but where there are injustices the first spiritual response is to do penance.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 16, 2021Faith, Catholic Register
Mary Simon's instinct for unity, not division
Mary Simon's instinct for unity, not division

Four significant things about Canada's new governor general.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 11, 2021Politics, National Post
Rash of Catholic church burnings and vandalism isn't 'sad,' it's sacrilege
Rash of Catholic church burnings and vandalism isn't 'sad,' it's sacrilege

Are Canada's leaders coming to the view that violence is legitimate protest?

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Newman House ManagerJuly 4, 2021Culture, National Post
Benedict and the tempest of history
Benedict and the tempest of history

Throughout his astonishing life, Ratzinger has never wavered from the foundational conviction that God alone can provide what man ultimately needs.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 2, 2021Faith, First Things
Canada Day shouldn't be cancelled, but there's less to celebrate this year

Canadian confidence in good government, our health-care system and our basic rights has taken a pounding during the pandemic.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 1, 2021Culture, National Post
Pope Benedict’s Priesthood Milestone Given Underwhelming Commemoration by Vatican
Pope Benedict’s Priesthood Milestone Given Underwhelming Commemoration by Vatican

The muted observance in the Vatican contrasted with the focus given five years ago to Benedict’s 65th anniversary, when the Pope Emeritus spoke about the priestly identity of thanksgiving in his last public address.

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Newman House ManagerJuly 1, 2021Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Benedict XVI Celebrates 70 Years as a Priest: 10-Year Milestones in Joseph Ratzinger’s Service to the Church
Benedict XVI Celebrates 70 Years as a Priest: 10-Year Milestones in Joseph Ratzinger’s Service to the Church

June 29 is a fitting date to reflect on the length and breadth of the Pope Emeritus’ long priestly service.

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Newman House ManagerJune 29, 2021National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
A reconciliation path of renewed encounter
A reconciliation path of renewed encounter

Catholic-Indigenous relations, both within and without the Church, are particularly raw at the moment.

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Newman House ManagerJune 29, 2021Catholic Register, Faith
With Macdonald's statue taken down in his hometown, what of the Canadian project itself?
With Macdonald's statue taken down in his hometown, what of the Canadian project itself?

For too long the other side was unexamined, but the remedy is to shine light on the shadows.

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Newman House ManagerJune 21, 2021National Post, Culture
Let's set record straight on papal apologies
Let's set record straight on papal apologies

The entire 1991-2009 Catholic repentance and reconciliation process appeared to be set aside as inadequate by the TRC report in 2015.

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Newman House ManagerJune 21, 2021Catholic Register, Church Affairs
 Liberals embrace anti-Israel MP, announce anti-Semitism summit. What's not to be cynical about?
Liberals embrace anti-Israel MP, announce anti-Semitism summit. What's not to be cynical about?

How much hope can there be for this summit, when the convening government is part of the problem, not the solution?

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Newman House ManagerJune 21, 2021Politics, National Post
Unpacking the Theater of Cardinal Marx’s Resignation
Unpacking the Theater of Cardinal Marx’s Resignation

Pope Francis and the German cardinal clearly intended to communicate something of importance with their public exchange of letters. But what?

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Newman House ManagerJune 17, 2021Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
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