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As Trudeau falls, the flag rises again

The PM's denigration of Canada as a genocidal enterprise lacking a core identity has run its course

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 16, 2025National Post, Politics
The Pope vs. JD Vance on Immigration

Catholics should take seriously Francis’ letter on Trump’s ‘mass deportations.’

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 15, 2025The Wall Street Journal, Church Affairs
Pope Francis’ Unprecedented Letter to US Bishops Stresses an Open Heart, Not an Open Border

The rhetoric of the Trump administration, rather than the reality of deportations, has changed.

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 13, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Trump wants tariffs with no tradeoffs. It won't happen

Tariffs are inflationary, raising consumer prices for Americans on oil, electricity, automobiles, groceries and much else

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 12, 2025National Post, Politics
Trump has morphed into the anti-Reagan

The man is erratic but not insane, so it's important to give the underlying justifications for his policies a fair hearing

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 9, 2025National Post, Politics
What Reagan would say about the Trump insanity

Trump has borrowed shamelessly from Reagan, but without comprehension

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 6, 2025National Post, Politics
Is Doug Ford the negotiator he thinks he is?

The premier is inviting voters to send him into battle against President Trump. Ontarians will have to decide whether that is a good idea

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 2, 2025National Post, Politics
The Catholic Church’s Copes of Many Colors

Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church architecture, painting and sculpture.

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 1, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
5 Possible Ways the Pro-Life Agenda Might Take Shape in Trump’s Second Term

Vice President Vance’s speech at the March for Life was noteworthy for indicating a shift from the legal front toward a cultural and economic pro-life agenda.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 31, 2025National Catholic Register, Culture
Happy Lego Day! It's not just for kids anymore

Happy Lego Day! It's not just for kids anymore

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 28, 2025National Post, Culture
With Trump 2.0, the boomers retake the Oval Office

The return of Trump is surely the last hurrah for the boomer presidents — unless Hillary Clinton tries to succeed him

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 27, 2025National Post, Politics
Is Jesus enough?

In ministry, do we just Jesus and the Church, or are people drawn to Catholicism as much by the language of friendship and fellowship?

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 26, 2025The Catholic Thing, Faith
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn: A Theologian at the Service of the Catholic Faith

The newly retired Church leader’s greatest contribution was his work as the principal drafter/editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 25, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Why Prayers at Presidential Inauguration Should Not Be Political Endorsements

Cardinal Timothy got the balance correct in his well-crafted invocation.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 23, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
The emperor returns for an inauguration spectacle

Trump's Jan. 20 swearing-in will be followed by the U.S. college football championship in the evening. Both will surely feature excess

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 19, 2025National Post, Politics
As Trudeau departs, Sir John A. Macdonald makes a comeback

The facts of Canadian history — lights and shadows — are stubbornly reasserting themselves

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 17, 2025National Post, Politics
Theology of Geography: Jesus’ Baptism Site Brims With Significance

Jesus began his public ministry at the lowest place on earth so that we may ascend to the Father.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 15, 2025National Catholic Register, Faith
The Catholic Roots of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Pope Francis, on Jan. 11, became the third pope to be given the highest civilian honor in the U.S.

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Christopher McMullanJanuary 14, 2025National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
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