Articles — Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

Giving Thanks for Cardinal Jorge Medina Estévez (1926-2021)

Aside from Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, no curial cardinal achieved more on critically important issues than did the Chilean cardinal, who died Oct. 3.

Newman House ManagerOctober 18, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

Money will be raised, but how to spend it?

The Catholic bishops of Canada have made a “financial pledge” with a “target of $30 million” over five years “as a tangible expression of their commitment to walk with the Indigenous Peoples of this land.”

Newman House ManagerOctober 18, 2021Faith, Catholic Register

Afghanistan debacle a massive failure for U.S. intelligence apparatus

Not a single intel assessment available to America’s top general predicted that Afghanistan would fall.

Newman House ManagerOctober 8, 2021Politics, National Post

Cardinal Jorge Urosa: Courageous Champion of Human Rights for the Venezuelan People

The 79-year-old archbishop emeritus of Caracas died Sept. 23 due to complications from COVID-19.

Newman House ManagerOctober 8, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

Bellarmine at 400

Bellarmine is principally remembered for two great theological controversies that touched upon worldly realities, one regarding astronomy and the other the political power of the pope.

Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2021Faith, First Things

Muhammad Ali's redemption from an appalling man

The Burns documentary, more than any other major treatment of Ali, allows the shadows to appear.

Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2021Culture, National Post

O'Toole sacrificed the all-important immigrant vote on the altar of Quebec

Surely the position that the human rights of ethnic and religious minorities in Quebec have no defender in the Conservative leader did not help win over new Canadians.

Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2021Politics, National Post

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.

Newman House ManagerOctober 4, 2021Culture, National Post

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.

Newman House ManagerSeptember 28, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

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.

Newman House ManagerSeptember 23, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

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.

Newman House ManagerSeptember 20, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

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)

Newman House ManagerSeptember 20, 2021Culture, Catholic Register

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.

Newman House ManagerSeptember 17, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

A True Shepherd

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

Newman House ManagerSeptember 16, 2021Faith, First Things

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.

Newman House ManagerSeptember 14, 2021Culture, National Post