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RCMP turns 150, with its reputation in tatters
RCMP turns 150, with its reputation in tatters

Was the RCMP erased from Canada’s new passport because of, or in spite of, its 150th anniversary?

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Newman House ManagerJune 1, 2023National Post, Culture
Trudeau's anti-human symbolism
Trudeau's anti-human symbolism

The new passport design fails because the images would be equally relevant if Canada had never existed

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Newman House ManagerMay 31, 2023
Death as 'harm reduction' is despicable and must be resisted
Death as 'harm reduction' is despicable and must be resisted

Either all life bears inherent dignity, and therefore is worthy of protection in law, or it doesn’t

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Newman House ManagerMay 31, 2023National Post, Politics
Stripped of his robes, Charles III accepted no king is mighty before God
Stripped of his robes, Charles III accepted no king is mighty before God

The most dramatic sight of the coronation was the least magnificent externally

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Newman House ManagerMay 31, 2023National Post, Culture
25 Years Later, St. John Paul II’s Effort to Keep Sundays Holy Is Even More Timely
25 Years Later, St. John Paul II’s Effort to Keep Sundays Holy Is Even More Timely

The COVID-19 pandemic has weakened already-poor Sunday Mass attendance, and commercial and recreational activities have conspired for decades to wrest Sunday away from the Lord.

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Newman House ManagerMay 31, 2023National Catholic Register, Faith
7 Liturgical Lessons From King Charles’ Coronation
7 Liturgical Lessons From King Charles’ Coronation

Although an Anglican liturgy, the solemn service May 6 featured facets Catholics can pay attention to.

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Newman House ManagerMay 30, 2023National Catholic Register, Faith
Only Justin Trudeau would try to put himself above the King
Only Justin Trudeau would try to put himself above the King

Simple vainglory the obvious motivation for putting 'Trudeau Crown' atop Canada's Royal Coat of Arms

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Newman House ManagerMay 30, 2023National Post, Politics
King Charles’ Royal Priesthood
King Charles’ Royal Priesthood

The coronation of King Charles consecrated him symbolically as a priest-king like Solomon.

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Newman House ManagerMay 29, 2023National Catholic Register, Faith
A Public Papal Examination of Conscience?
A Public Papal Examination of Conscience?

Like his holy predecessors, Pope Francis is inviting the Church to join him.

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Newman House ManagerMay 29, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
The King's oath and the sweet medicine of mercy
The King's oath and the sweet medicine of mercy

Mercy is above the sceptre of power. Mercy is more glorious than the crown. May it season the reign of the King, and all who govern in his name

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Newman House ManagerMay 29, 2023National Post, Politics, Padre's Picks
Paglia Prioritizes Political Pragmatism Over Prophetic Witness
Paglia Prioritizes Political Pragmatism Over Prophetic Witness

As has been the case before, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life often begins with the political situation and then sees where the Gospel and the Catholic Tradition can fit.

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Newman House ManagerMay 28, 2023National Post, Church Affairs
Henry Kissinger and the peace the world cannot give
Henry Kissinger and the peace the world cannot give

It would be strange if a man so deeply immersed the messiness of history did not wonder about the deepest meaning of it all

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Newman House ManagerMay 28, 2023National Post, Culture, Padre's Picks
The true significance of the Pope gifting relic of Cross to King Charles
The true significance of the Pope gifting relic of Cross to King Charles

Pope Francis' gift was made not to honour a king, but as an ecumenical gesture of goodwill to Charles as supreme moderator of the Church of England

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Newman House ManagerMay 27, 2023National Post, Faith
Think Trump is being railroaded? It's happened to others in the U.S.
Think Trump is being railroaded? It's happened to others in the U.S.

A trial judge called the case of Sen. Ted Stevens the worst example of prosecutorial misconduct he had ever seen

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Newman House ManagerMay 27, 2023National Post, Politics
Martin Luther King's letter from jail embodies the Christian story
Martin Luther King's letter from jail embodies the Christian story

On no day is it more evident that grave injustice can be wrought by law than Good Friday

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Newman House ManagerApril 11, 2023National Post, Faith
The ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ and the Catholic Church
The ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ and the Catholic Church

The Church first condemned the concepts behind this doctrine in a document written by Pope Paul III in 1537. So why is its repudiation still an issue today?

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Newman House ManagerApril 11, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Martin Luther King’s Good Friday 60 Years Ago
Martin Luther King’s Good Friday 60 Years Ago

1963’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail,’ for all its legal and political significance, remains a profoundly religious text, a jailed pastor writing to fellow pastors.

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Newman House ManagerApril 7, 2023Faith, National Catholic Register
A Good Friday Gift: Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa’s Treasure Trove of Sermons
A Good Friday Gift: Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa’s Treasure Trove of Sermons

Word on Fire’s publication of a volume containing the papal preacher’s Good Friday sermons from 1980-2022 is a tonic to strengthen one’s faith.

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Newman House ManagerApril 7, 2023Faith, National Catholic Register
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