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How to get political leaders to walk the plank

A plaintive letter with fewer than two dozen signatories was not nearly enough to oust Trudeau

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Christopher McMullanOctober 27, 2024National Post, Politics
One, Many Cardinal Fernández Fiascos

Whether viewed from starboard or port, the HSS Synodality is sinking. How many are now ready to abandon ship?

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Christopher McMullanOctober 26, 2024The Catholic Thing, Church Affairs
Newcomers owe it to Canada to reject extremism

Presumably they came to Canada in part to escape hate and violence in their troubled homelands

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Christopher McMullanOctober 20, 2024National Post, Politics
Is Doug Ford just a progressive in slow motion?

Besides beer and high-cost infrastructure, the premier doesn't seem to stand for much

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Christopher McMullanOctober 17, 2024National Post, Politics
Trudeau and Joly have made Canada into Hamas's greatest G7 ally

The actions of our government are surely being well received in the dank tunnels underneath Gaza

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Christopher McMullanOctober 13, 2024National Post, Politics
Donald Trump Has a Prayer

The Prayer to St. Michael recently posted by Donald Trump is about something much older than American politics.

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Christopher McMullanOctober 11, 2024The Wall Street Journal, Politics
Israel is building a new Middle East — one that counters Iranian threat

A history of short wars and long consequences

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Christopher McMullanOctober 6, 2024National Post, Politics
Pope Francis, Hezbollah, Argentina and the Proportional Response to Acts of War

The actions that led to the end of the 32-year reign of the leader of Hezbollah have particular relevance in Buenos Aires.

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Christopher McMullanOctober 4, 2024National Catholic Register, Politics
Shohei Ohtani delivers Major League Baseball a redemption arc

Ohtani’s recent play brought joy to the game — something Pete Rose, who died Monday, denied fans over the last 35 years

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Christopher McMullanOctober 3, 2024National Post, Culture
The Infernal Synod on Synodality

Originally ridiculed by many as a “meeting about meetings,” the Synod on Synodality never managed to demonstrate that it wasn’t.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 30, 2024First Things, Church Affairs
Medjugorje: Good Fruit from a Bad Tree?

In the recent declaration on Medjugorje, the good fruit of visits there is affirmed. But it has not been affirmed that the apparitions themselves are a good tree.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 29, 2024The Catholic Thing, Faith
Happy 100th birthday to Jimmy Carter, a man of service

The celebrations will be muted in the hospice. But a long life, well lived, is worthy of public celebration

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 29, 2024National Post, Politics
Ohio Bishops: Springfield Falsehoods Risk Igniting a Dangerous Blaze

Ohio’s Catholic bishops and governor emphasize the need for honesty and integrity in political discourse, especially among Catholic leaders.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 29, 2024National Catholic Register, Politics
Netanyahu loses his way in a year of failure

The Israeli PM has not only failed to conclude the war or obtain a ceasefire and secure the hostages, he has also lost sight of Israel's priorities

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 22, 2024National Post, Politics
Liturgical Season in Hiding

Bespoke liturgical seasons permit the flourishing of a greater liturgical piety. Some options are hiding in plain sight.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 16, 2024The Catholic Thing, Faith
James Earl Jones was 'the voice' who inspired a generation

Despite his exemplary work on stage, it was as the disembodied voice of Darth Vader that the renowned actor was most famous for

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 15, 2024National Post, Culture
The Triumph of the Cross, Viewed Through the Stigmata

We commemorate the Crucifixion on Good Friday, but on Sept. 14 the cross itself is praised.

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 14, 2024National Catholic Register, Faith
Jagmeet Singh is trying — and failing — to copy Pierre Poilievre

Now that the NDP has decided to become its own political party again, it needs to get back to its roots

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Christopher McMullanSeptember 8, 2024National Post, Politics
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