Articles — Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

Catholic media must do better on Indigenous file

“I made these errors by relying heavily on reporting in mainstream media, reporting which was not always factual,”

Newman House ManagerDecember 3, 2021Church Affairs, Catholic Register

The “re-election” of Daniel Ortega earlier this month in Nicaragua is the most dramatic example of Latin America’s sliding backwards.

Newman House ManagerNovember 30, 2021National Post, Culture

US Bishops Snub Cardinal Mahony’s Puzzling Intervention

It is entirely likely that the lopsided vote in favor of the USCCB’s new Eucharistic document was produced in part by a reaction against Mahony’s unusual interview, published by Vatican News.

Newman House ManagerNovember 24, 2021National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

The waters came flooding back in B.C., leaving human misery in their wake

The tragic floods invite a reflection on what it means for man to live in nature.

Newman House ManagerNovember 24, 2021National Post, Culture

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s Pastoral Approach Echoes Through the Catholic Church Today

There are lessons to be learned from the Chicago cardinal, who died 25 years ago, in today’s climate of synodality.

Newman House ManagerNovember 18, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

Remembrance Day should serve as a reminder that Canada is a country worth fighting for

Remembrance Day, a day of reverence, reminds us that there is more to Canada’s story than shadows.

Newman House ManagerNovember 15, 2021Politics, National Post, Popular

War dashes dreams

War sees to it that many of the young do not grow old. For those who do, war makes it hard to dream again.

Newman House ManagerNovember 15, 2021Culture, National Post

Short visit works best

Pope Francis will visit Canada to further reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians in relation to residential schools.

Newman House ManagerNovember 9, 2021Catholic Register, Church Affairs

The Witness of the Mafia Martyrs

The Archdiocese of Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, has put a three-year ban on godparents at baptism and sponsors at confirmation.

Newman House ManagerNovember 9, 2021Culture, First Things

President Biden, Pope Francis and Canon Law

If what Biden says the Holy Father said is true, what they were discussing comes under Canon 916, not 915.

Newman House ManagerNovember 8, 2021Politics, National Catholic Register

Pope St. John Paul II Lived His Priesthood as an Oblation

On the 75th anniversary of his priestly ordination, we recall Karol Wojtyła, who ended as he had begun, living a priesthood signed by suffering.

Newman House ManagerNovember 8, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

Cardinal George Pell as Biblical Commentator

The Australian cardinal's prison journal provides readers with many worthwhile reflections.

Newman House ManagerNovember 8, 2021National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Who Wants the Pope to Die?

Thankfully there have been few public expressions of this morbid sentiment during the current papacy, in contrast to the situation during the papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

Newman House ManagerNovember 8, 2021Faith, National Catholic Register

Pakistan and England, Orthodoxy and Islamic Extremism

Connecting the dots between the killing of Catholic parliamentarian Sir David Amess and the reception of ex-Anglican bishop Michael Nazir-Ali into the Catholic Church.

Newman House ManagerNovember 5, 2021National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Don't expect any big climate concessions from China at COP26

The Glasgow summit makes clear the new reality that China has learned it can conduct itself with impunity.

Newman House ManagerNovember 5, 2021Politics, National Post

Pope Francis' visit to Canada will be no easy feat, but will be of great importance

Since Pope Paul VI started the practice of foreign papal trips, which were subsequently turbo-charged by Pope John Paul II, it is often thought that hosting the pope is routine. Not so.

Newman House ManagerOctober 29, 2021National Post, Church Affairs