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Do Catholics Need Questions? No, Answers
Do Catholics Need Questions? No, Answers

A crisis of confidence and clarity comes into view at Pope Francis’ ‘synod on synodality.’

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Newman House ManagerNovember 7, 2023The Wall Street Journal, Church Affairs
Pope John Paul II: The Catholic Church’s Mr. October
Pope John Paul II: The Catholic Church’s Mr. October

The Polish Pontiff gave the world one ‘Fall Classic’ after another.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 31, 2023Faith, National Catholic Register
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 IV – 30 October 2023
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 IV – 30 October 2023

The synthesis report was bold, stating that synodality belonged alongside papal primacy and episcopal collegiality in the life of the Church.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 31, 2023The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
Spreading the good news to National Post readers for 25 years
Spreading the good news to National Post readers for 25 years

Whoever said the Post didn't have a prayer of making it to its 25th anniversary?

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Newman House ManagerOctober 31, 2023National Post, Culture
Aftershocks of the Latest Father Rupnik Earthquake
Aftershocks of the Latest Father Rupnik Earthquake

The whole stomach-churning affair has constituted another major stain on Pope Francis’ record on sex abuse cases.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 31, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 III – 25 October 2023
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 III – 25 October 2023

At what point does synodality, embracing everything, lose all meaning?

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Newman House ManagerOctober 27, 2023Church Affairs, The Catholic Thing
Prepare for a dangerous new world disorder
Prepare for a dangerous new world disorder

Beijing, Moscow and Tehran strengthen ties and their potential to wreak havoc around the world

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Newman House ManagerOctober 23, 2023National Post, Politics
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 II – 19 October 2023
Symptoms of the Synod 2023 II – 19 October 2023

If even Pravda doesn’t know the truth, who else might?

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Newman House ManagerOctober 23, 2023The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
If history is a guide, Hamas' gamble will likely backfire
If history is a guide, Hamas' gamble will likely backfire

The lessons of the Yom Kippur War remain relevant. It’s difficult now to appreciate how quickly things moved away from war and toward peace

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Newman House ManagerOctober 15, 2023Politics, National Post
Cardinal Roche’s Welcome Tonic Against the Toxins of Catholic Polarization
Cardinal Roche’s Welcome Tonic Against the Toxins of Catholic Polarization

The greatest value of ‘The Gardens of God’ is as an occasion for building communion in the Church.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 14, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Symptoms of the Synod 2023: No. 1: What Is Synodality? Pay Attention to the Symptoms
Symptoms of the Synod 2023: No. 1: What Is Synodality? Pay Attention to the Symptoms

What is synodality? Pay attention to the symptoms.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 13, 2023The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
Giving thanks for our Red Maple Leaf and the sacrifice it symbolizes
Giving thanks for our Red Maple Leaf and the sacrifice it symbolizes

Our flag calls to mind the sacrifice required for a country to be beautiful, to be free, to be at peace

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Newman House ManagerOctober 10, 2023Culture, National Post
Pope Francis Gives a ‘Yes and No’ Answer Regarding Blessings for Same-Sex Couples
Pope Francis Gives a ‘Yes and No’ Answer Regarding Blessings for Same-Sex Couples

This kind of ambiguity has been seen before, in the case of allowing divorced and remarried couples to receive Communion

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Newman House ManagerOctober 7, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
‘Laudate Deum’: Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’ Companion Piece on the Environment
‘Laudate Deum’: Pope Francis’ ‘Laudato Si’ Companion Piece on the Environment

It is essential that this exhortation, which is a different kind of papal document, be read together with the Holy Father’s 2015 encyclical.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 7, 2023National Catholic Register, Faith
Dianne Feinstein should be remembered for her epic battle against CIA torture
Dianne Feinstein should be remembered for her epic battle against CIA torture

The CIA fought ferociously to hide what it had done in the aftermath of 9/11, but the senator would not be intimidated

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Newman House ManagerOctober 7, 2023National Post, Politics
More truth bodes well for greater reconciliation
More truth bodes well for greater reconciliation

A more balanced view of Canada’s shame and promise might yet emerge

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Newman House ManagerOctober 1, 2023National Post, Politics
Ecumenical Gathering at the Vatican a ‘Little Assisi’
Ecumenical Gathering at the Vatican a ‘Little Assisi’

Three points are worthy of note as the heads of the Catholic Church, Orthodox Church and Anglican Communion come together to pray ahead of the Synod on Synodality.

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Newman House ManagerOctober 1, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
Liberal casualties keep piling up
Liberal casualties keep piling up

Is there anyone left to drive the bus? Can the bus even be driven with so many bodies underneath it?

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Newman House ManagerOctober 1, 2023Politics, National Post
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