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Ambiguity of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Makes Way for Multiplying Misinterpretations
Ambiguity of ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ Makes Way for Multiplying Misinterpretations

The new declaration from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith ensures that no one knows what exactly is being blessed, as it expressly forbids any ritual text that might specify it.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 23, 2023Church Affairs, National Catholic Register
In September, Israel's future looked bright. That's the world it must strive for
In September, Israel's future looked bright. That's the world it must strive for

Painful years may be ahead if diplomacy cannot restore pre-war hope

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Newman House ManagerDecember 23, 2023Politics, National Post
The Nativity Scene of St. Francis Reminds Us That the Word Became Flesh — and Food — at Christmas
The Nativity Scene of St. Francis Reminds Us That the Word Became Flesh — and Food — at Christmas

The 800th anniversary of the Nativity scene, one of the most beloved Christmas traditions, and the truth that attracts even those who know nothing of the Incarnation or the Eucharist...

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Newman House ManagerDecember 22, 2023Faith, National Catholic Register
Israel is hated precisely because it is strong
Israel is hated precisely because it is strong

If the Jewish people are weak, they are despised for being weak, but if they become strong or successful, they are resented as such

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Newman House ManagerDecember 18, 2023National Post, Politics
Why Has Pope Francis Never Visited His Homeland?
Why Has Pope Francis Never Visited His Homeland?

There are many reasons, but his visiting Argentina would offer the Holy Father a chance to articulate a positive vision for Argentina’s political and economic future.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 18, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights — a rare light in a dark century
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights — a rare light in a dark century

75 years later, it's hard to imagine such a consensus emerging in the modern age

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Newman House ManagerDecember 13, 2023National Post, Politics
Is Big Climate over? That would be good for the environment
Is Big Climate over? That would be good for the environment

Backing away from absurd, grandiose policies would shift attention toward more practical measures

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Newman House ManagerDecember 9, 2023National Post, Politics
Henry Kissinger’s 4 Key Catholic Moments
Henry Kissinger’s 4 Key Catholic Moments

By his own estimate, Kissinger was about the protection and promotion of hope in the midst of geopolitical conflict.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 8, 2023National Catholic Register, Politics
Kissinger's intellectual capital only increased with age
Kissinger's intellectual capital only increased with age

Secretary of state to Nixon and Ford, the scholar-diplomat loomed larger than the policies he implemented and even the men he served

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Newman House ManagerDecember 4, 2023National Post, Politics
The Dangers Pope Francis Avoided by Not Going to Dubai
The Dangers Pope Francis Avoided by Not Going to Dubai

Catholics ought to pray for the Holy Father’s recovery from illness — and in thanksgiving that he is not going to Dubai.

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Newman House ManagerDecember 4, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
The climate farce in the air-conditioned desert
The climate farce in the air-conditioned desert

Holding a climate conference in a petro-state, chaired by the head of an oil company, requires a level of shamelessness previous thought the province of FIFA or the IOC

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Newman House ManagerNovember 30, 2023National Post, Politics
St. John Henry Newman and ‘The Infidelity of the Future’
St. John Henry Newman and ‘The Infidelity of the Future’

The synodal process would do better to study him, rather than reduce him to a slogan.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 30, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Three perspectives on mankind's 'brave new world'
Three perspectives on mankind's 'brave new world'

Imagining a 'dialogue beyond death' between JFK, C.S. Lewis and Aldous Huxley

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Newman House ManagerNovember 26, 2023National Post, Culture
JFK, Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis: Whose Vision of the Future Was the Most Accurate?
JFK, Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis: Whose Vision of the Future Was the Most Accurate?

On the 60th anniversary of their deaths, it’s clear it was Lewis who was truly prophetic — for he offered an apologetic for Christ, not for man’s own mastery of the future.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 23, 2023National Catholic Register, Faith
Why secular progressives are prone to Jew hatred
Why secular progressives are prone to Jew hatred

It is not possible to understand the origins of the Jewish people without reference to their religious identity

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Newman House ManagerNovember 19, 2023Politics, National Post
What’s Next for Bishop Strickland?
What’s Next for Bishop Strickland?

This sad tale of the Texas bishop is one of partisanship threatening communion, social-media extremism and new rules for the removal of bishops.

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Newman House ManagerNovember 16, 2023National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Northern Gaza is becoming uninhabitable. Who will take these people in?
Northern Gaza is becoming uninhabitable. Who will take these people in?

Palestinians have long felt the Arab world does not care for their welfare. Now is the time to prove them wrong

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Newman House ManagerNovember 13, 2023National Post, Politics
Will carbon tax freeze prompt a chilly walk in the snow for Trudeau?
Will carbon tax freeze prompt a chilly walk in the snow for Trudeau?

Trudeau the Elder took his famous pre-resignation walk 40 years ago on Feb. 29. Is history about to repeat itself?

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Newman House ManagerNovember 7, 2023Politics, National Post
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