Articles — Fr. Raymond J. de Souza

Mikhail Gorbachev deserves no credit for losing the Cold War

Though we should, at least, be grateful he refrained from shooting the prisoners as they fled the gulag

Newman House ManagerSeptember 6, 2022National Post, Politics

Princess Diana was looking for love. Mother Teresa gave it

The Princess of Wales and St. Teresa of Calcutta died just five days apart, 25 years ago

Newman House ManagerAugust 31, 2022National Post, Culture, Popular

50 years after Idi Amin expelled 'Uganda Asians,' they prosper happily

Having escaped the racism of Amin’s Uganda, they prospered as racial minorities in Canada

Newman House ManagerAugust 29, 2022National Post, Culture

Indian Cardinal’s Elevation Reflects Portuguese Goa’s Contribution to the Catholic Faith

With the creation of Cardinal Filipe Neri António Sebastião do Rosário Ferrão, there will be five Indian cardinal electors, a sign of the rising importance of the Church in India.

Newman House ManagerAugust 29, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

The Many ‘Sins and Crimes’ of Archbishop Rembert Weakland

Known as America’s most liberal bishop, he did enormous damage to the Church he served as abbot primate of the worldwide Benedictine order and subsequently as archbishop of Milwaukee.

Newman House ManagerAugust 27, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

A tale of two papal visits to Canada, two decades apart

Indigenous Canadians were a focus in 2002 visit as well as in 2022

Newman House ManagerAugust 24, 2022National Post, Church Affairs

Remembering Cardinal Jozef Tomko, Courageous Witness of the Persecuted Church

Slovakian shepherd, who died at 98, lived his vocation in exile in the Eternal City.

Newman House ManagerAugust 24, 2022National Catholic Register, Faith

August Anticipation: What to Expect at the Cardinals’ Consistory

A comprehensive analysis of the three consistories taking place this weekend and some key moments to watch.

Newman House ManagerAugust 24, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Religious liberty under threat as India celebrates 75th anniversary

At India’s 75th the idea of India as a privileged republic for Hindus has more currency now than it did in 1947.

Newman House ManagerAugust 23, 2022National Post, Politics

How a Carmelite Philosopher and Journalist Became Catholic Martyrs 80 Years Ago: The Witness of Sts. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross and Titus Brandsma

The lessons of August 1942 are complex

Newman House ManagerAugust 23, 2022National Catholic Register, Faith

Criminal justice has a credibility problem — in Canada as well as the U.S.

Decades of police and prosecutorial abuses have demonstrated that it is right for us to be suspicious

Newman House ManagerAugust 23, 2022National Post, Politics

Trudeau condescendingly tried to make papal visit all about him

The government, like the prime minister, always thinks that more of itself is what Indigenous Canadians need

Newman House ManagerAugust 8, 2022National Post, Church Affairs, Padre's Picks

Pope Francis’ Canada Pilgrimage Reflects Papal Power of Presence

The Holy Father’s July visit charted a path for Canada’s bishops to reconcile with the country’s Indigenous peoples.

Newman House ManagerAugust 8, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Pope Francis Highlights the Issue of State Power and Evangelization

The Holy Father said the Church needs to avoid collaborating with state power, which seeks to destroy the ‘natural attachment of peoples to their values.’

Newman House ManagerJuly 30, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Scripting a papal message of reconciliation and redemption

After the script is set aside, the real story remains. The story of Pope Francis's trip was not complicated

Newman House ManagerJuly 30, 2022National Post, Church Affairs

Pope Francis’ Bold Step in Canada

The Holy Father’s apology to the Indigenous peoples of Canada served as the foundation for further enriching culture through the gospel.

Newman House ManagerJuly 29, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

With His Apology to Indigenous Canadians, Pope Francis Seeks to Heal the Heart of the Church

Seeking to lift the apology debate out of the ‘how-much-is-enough’ and’ when-will-this-be-over’ dynamic, the Holy Father proposed a reconciling ecclesial vision of a Church both holy and sinful.

Newman House ManagerJuly 28, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs

Amid a reckoning, Pope Francis shares prospect of hope

Pope Francis brought what he could offer, his words, his presence, his apology. But he pointed toward what Christians are supposed to bring, an encounter with Christ's grace

Newman House ManagerJuly 26, 2022National Post, Church Affairs