Articles — Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

Spiritual Wisdom From ‘The Godfather’

Unlike the film, the novel, rich in Catholic imagery, puts Holy Communion in the forefront, not baptism.

Newman House ManagerJune 17, 2022National Catholic Register, Culture, Padre's Picks

The ethics of vacationing in Cuba

Is it morally acceptable to vacation in the island jail known as Cuba?

Newman House ManagerJune 16, 2022National Post, Culture

Summit of the Americas boycott a sign that freedom is regressing in Latin America

That a regional power like Mexico would prefer solidarity with Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela over the freedom agenda is troubling

Newman House ManagerJune 14, 2022National Post, Politics

Six Points of Division in the Synodal Process

What if the walking together results in a walking apart?

Newman House ManagerJune 11, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

The Queen's jubilant triumph over disasters of the past

The Platinum Jubilee has consigned the Ruby Jubilee's annus horribilis to history

Newman House ManagerJune 5, 2022National Post, Culture

Providence At Work In Poland

The Church—chiefly in Poland—marked the first feast day of Blessed Stefan Wyszyński this past Saturday, May 28

Newman House ManagerJune 4, 2022First Things, Faith

Pope Francis Names New Cardinals: What’s Unsaid Speaks Volumes

Three cases bear special note.

Newman House ManagerJune 1, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

To heal our pandemic divisions, amnesty should be granted to the unvaccinated

It’s time to stop punishing people with minority opinions on public health policy

Newman House ManagerMay 31, 2022National Post, Politics

Ghosts of Calgary and Edmonton's NHL glory days seen in epic modern-day Battle of Alberta

What we had in the glory days of the rivalry between the Flames and Oilers will not return — ever

Newman House ManagerMay 23, 2022National Post, Culture

Reactions to Cardinal Zen’s Arrest Were Notable — and for Different Reasons

Moral pressure is really the only ‘power’ that the Catholic Church can exert on communist China. Will it do so now?

Newman House ManagerMay 20, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Priest-journalist who gave his life fighting the Nazis is a model for us all

Titus Brandsma, the heroic Dutch resister who was killed by lethal injection at Dachau, is to be canonized by Pope Francis

Newman House ManagerMay 16, 2022National Post, Culture

Cardinal Joseph Zen is a fierce and principled defender of human rights. So of course China had him arrested

Cardinal Zen’s arrest was a clear signal that Beijing thinks it has no consequences to fear from ratcheting up the repression in Hong Kong

Newman House ManagerMay 13, 2022National Post, Politics

Vatican Finds Itself on the Outside Looking In at Russia-Ukraine Diplomatic Efforts

Despite intensive efforts, the Holy See finds itself strangely isolated.

Newman House ManagerMay 9, 2022Church Affairs, National Catholic Register

Papal visit will be historic, but not without its challenges

A papal visit is always a grace, and Edmonton will be blessed if it is included

Newman House ManagerMay 7, 2022National Post, Church Affairs

New report recommends turning the Armed Forces into a secular theocracy

The panel’s chaplaincy recommendations are a total assault not only on religious liberty, but the very idea of religion itself

Newman House ManagerApril 30, 2022National Post, Politics

Lessons from Biden’s mask mandate failure

There is a difference between courts that act imperfectly and courts that are impotent. During the pandemic, Canada’s courts have not only been masked, they have been mute

Newman House ManagerApril 25, 2022Politics, National Post

Pope Benedict XVI and the ‘German Question’

A conflagration may very well engulf the Church within the next year, and there is no fire extinguisher now that Benedict XVI is in retirement.

Newman House ManagerApril 16, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Holy Saturday Fits the Life of Pope Benedict XVI

How fitting that the quintessential man of the liturgy should be a child of the Paschal Triduum, the summit of the liturgical year.

Newman House ManagerApril 16, 2022National Post, Faith