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‘Ad Orientem’: Back to the Liturgical Future
‘Ad Orientem’: Back to the Liturgical Future

Celebration of the Mass with the priest and people facing together toward the altar is the best corrective for the liturgical abuses of recent decades.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 18, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Hockey's enduring sexual depravity problem
Hockey's enduring sexual depravity problem

The failure began a long way from Hockey Canada’s boardroom

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Newman House ManagerOctober 16, 2022Culture, National Post, Popular
Barry Bonds retains the record, but Aaron Judge gets the respect
Barry Bonds retains the record, but Aaron Judge gets the respect

A great debate has raged about the 'real' MLB home run record holder — the 'clean' Judge, or the 'dirty' Bonds?

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Newman House ManagerOctober 13, 2022Culture, National Post
Vatican II at 60: ‘Backwardist’ to the Future?

The pontificate of Pope Francis seems to feel most comfortable in the immediate post-conciliar period, yet those who desire to drag the Church back to 1972 must contend with the colossal interpretative legacy of John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 12, 2022Church Affairs, National Catholic Register, Popular
Canada loses with Kenney's departure, Legault's big win
Canada loses with Kenney's departure, Legault's big win

Bad news for religious liberty, Canada’s admirable record on immigration, and Canadian conservatism

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Newman House ManagerOctober 9, 2022Politics, Popular, National Post
Bill Blaikie kept the social gospel tradition alive within the NDP
Bill Blaikie kept the social gospel tradition alive within the NDP

A healthy common life needs the contribution of religious believers, not just those from one side of the partisan divide, lest the gospel be subordinated to politics

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Newman House ManagerOctober 2, 2022Politics, National Post
The Queen deserved a grand eulogy. Alas, there was no Churchill around to provide it
The Queen deserved a grand eulogy. Alas, there was no Churchill around to provide it

The obsequies of Queen Elizabeth II were executed with near-perfection, but they did lack one thing

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 25, 2022Popular, Culture, National Post
The Strikingly Christian Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
The Strikingly Christian Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Incorporating noteworthy contributions from Catholics, the Church of England provided a model to all Christians for how funerals ought to be conducted.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 19, 2022Faith, Popular, National Catholic Register
The final journey for the Queen of all peoples
The final journey for the Queen of all peoples

Elizabeth II was not an emperor like her father, and yet, at her funeral the entire world gathered

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 19, 2022Culture, National Post
The greatness of Westminster Hall, a witness to a noble history
The greatness of Westminster Hall, a witness to a noble history

Monarchs live and die, are crowned and condemned. Westminster Hall records all this.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 18, 2022Culture, Popular, National Post
Our Queen has died. Show some respect
Our Queen has died. Show some respect

The Conservative leadership convention should have been postponed, or at the least, been a much quieter affair

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 15, 2022Politics, National Post
Queen Elizabeth II Lived an Exemplary Life of Faithful Service
Queen Elizabeth II Lived an Exemplary Life of Faithful Service

In an age in which Christian promise-keeping went into steep decline, the Queen’s life was marked by two great promises, magnificently kept.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 13, 2022Faith, Popular, National Catholic Register
The Queen chose Moose Jaw rather than Manhattan

Her long life as Queen followed her first death as Elizabeth Mountbatten

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 11, 2022National Post, Culture, Popular
Ortega’s Intense Persecution of the Church Calls Into Question the Vatican’s ‘Gallagher Protocol’
Ortega’s Intense Persecution of the Church Calls Into Question the Vatican’s ‘Gallagher Protocol’

This diplomatic policy means that Catholics under persecution by repressive regimes such as Nicaragua, China and Venezuela should not expect rhetorical support from the Vatican.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 10, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Publicly Proclaimed Papal Holiness
Publicly Proclaimed Papal Holiness

The beatification of Pope John Paul I invites a few considerations on papal causes for beatification and canonization.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 8, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Vatican Scrambles to Shore Up Ukrainian Diplomacy

Ukraine last month received what it has been demanding for months — an unequivocal condemnation of Russia for its aggressive war by the Holy See.

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 7, 2022National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Mikhail Gorbachev deserves no credit for losing the Cold War
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

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Newman House ManagerSeptember 6, 2022National Post, Politics
Princess Diana was looking for love. Mother Teresa gave it
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

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