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Dante's enduring drawing power proof that culture trumps politics, even federal elections
Dante's enduring drawing power proof that culture trumps politics, even federal elections

For the seventh centenary of Dante’s death, three Canadian artists have made significant contributions to keeping the Divine Comedy vibrant.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2021Culture, National Post
Pope Francis’ Recent Words on Communion and His Own Practice Reveal a Potential Lesson for Bishops
Pope Francis’ Recent Words on Communion and His Own Practice Reveal a Potential Lesson for Bishops

The Holy Father’s words during the inflight press conference from Slovakia have to be read very closely, as he chooses them very carefully.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 28, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
2023 Synod Faces a Credibility and Practicality Gap
2023 Synod Faces a Credibility and Practicality Gap

The planetary process leading up to the 2023 synod has to confront two major challenges before it begins.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 23, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
Poland’s New ‘Blesseds’ and Divine Providence
Poland’s New ‘Blesseds’ and Divine Providence

The Sept. 12 beatifications of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Róża Czacka contain many layers of spiritual fruit.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 20, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
Centuries-old promise fulfilled in Temple
Centuries-old promise fulfilled in Temple

That Wyszyński will be beatified there is a dramatic way of confirming that Poland has kept its promise; Polonia Semper Fidelis (Poland Always Faithful)

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 20, 2021Culture, Catholic Register
Was Cardinal Wyszyński’s Approach to Communism a Guide About How the Vatican Should Engage With China?
Was Cardinal Wyszyński’s Approach to Communism a Guide About How the Vatican Should Engage With China?

The Chinese regime’s unilateral appointment of a new bishop for Wuhan invites reflection upon how the Church deals with totalitarian regimes.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 17, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
A True Shepherd
A True Shepherd

Wyszyński took the initiative, even at the cost of painful attacks from those who normally cheered him on.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 16, 2021Faith, First Things
700 years after his death, Dante is as relevant as ever
700 years after his death, Dante is as relevant as ever

That love — divine love — is at the heart of reality, not the emptiness of random chance, is the good news — or 'gospel' — that Dante proclaimed seven centuries ago.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 14, 2021Culture, National Post
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński: ‘The Primate of the Millennium’
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński: ‘The Primate of the Millennium’

The Church leader, who will be beatified Sept. 12 in Warsaw, was the living incarnation of Poland’s 20th-century experience.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 13, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
September 11 Impacted Secularism’s Advance

Prayers will be offered on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. But fewer will be praying than previously, as there are fewer people who pray at all.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 13, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
The meaning of 9/11? That great evil lurks in the heart of man

Looking down into the abyss, New York's 9/11 memorial invites us to glimpse into the darkness.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 11, 2021Culture, National Post
Vaccine passports a necessary evil that must remain temporary
Vaccine passports a necessary evil that must remain temporary

scepticism that vaccine mandates and accompanying proofs will be temporary is not without foundation.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 9, 2021Politics, National Post
Ten Takeaways from Pope Francis’ Latest Interview
Ten Takeaways from Pope Francis’ Latest Interview

The Holy Father’s comments raise questions regarding a number of key issues, including relations with China, celebration of the traditional Latin Mass, and how he gets the information he needs to make decisions.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 9, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register
Church’s job remains sharing the good news
Church’s job remains sharing the good news

The primary service the Church offers the Indigenous peoples of Canada remains the proclamation of the Gospel, no matter how many other worthy projects are pursued.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 2, 2021Culture, Catholic Register
Defeat in Afghanistan paves way for China's rise as global hegemon
Defeat in Afghanistan paves way for China's rise as global hegemon

In need of fiscal stability and investment, the Taliban will certainly turn toward China.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 1, 2021Politics, National Post
Wealthy Singh's 'life experience' a far cry from that of most Indigenous Canadians

After his father obtained his Canadian medical certification, young Jagmeet was sent to a private school where annual tuition is US$26K to US$34K.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 1, 2021Politics, National Post
Canada gets its plot in the graveyard of empires
Canada gets its plot in the graveyard of empires

There will soon be no Canadians left to make rinks or decorate classrooms for rural girls.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 1, 2021Politics, National Post
America is a country governed by the elderly, and it's starting to show
America is a country governed by the elderly, and it's starting to show

The United States has become a gerontocracy rivalling the late Brezhnev-era Soviet Union.

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Newman House ManagerAugust 24, 2021Politics, National Post
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