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Scott Hahn and His Happy Band of Convert Brothers

That Prof. Hahn has achieved what he has as a layman is a fruit of Vatican II, uniting the mandate to return to the Bible with the baptismal mission to evangelize.

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Christopher McMullanMarch 28, 2026The Catholic Thing, Faith
The only economist to ever fully decipher Canada's mass of federal-provincial transfers

Thomas Courchene was happy to defy the consensus on whatever issue caught his attention

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Christopher McMullanMarch 25, 2026National Post, Culture
Paul Ehrlich's wicked ideas about overpopulation caused massive suffering

His 1968 book, The Population Bomb, unintentionally became a racist tract of huge impact

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Christopher McMullanMarch 22, 2026National Post, Culture, Politics
Pope Leo’s Return to the Papal Apartment Corrects an Anomaly

Now that Leo has moved back to the papal apartment, will the relics of St. Peter return, too?

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Christopher McMullanMarch 20, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Adam Smith's profoundly moral economic philosophy

He understood that one could do well by doing good

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Christopher McMullanMarch 15, 2026National Post, Culture
What we've lost (9): Moral judgement

The reluctance to judge arises from the attraction of evading responsibility for our choices

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Christopher McMullanMarch 13, 2026National Post, Culture
Carney vs Poilievre becomes battle of the philosophers

The Conservative leader was forced to shift away from snark after Trudeau was replaced

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Christopher McMullanMarch 8, 2026National Post, Politics
Will curling great Brad Gushue get the finale he deserves?

Winning this year's Brier would be a fairy-tale ending to a storybook career

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 28, 2026National Post, Cul, Sp
The Challenger Speech and Time Sanctified

After the Challenger disaster, President Reagan helped America mourn, with the assistance of speechwriter Peggy Noonan, a compelling Catholic voice on the national scene.

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 24, 2026The Catholic Thing, Politics
Trump's State of the Union address merely for partisan showmanship

Low expectations reign, no matter the party in power

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 24, 2026National Post, Politics
How Have the Popes Treated the SSPX?

As the Society of St. Pius X is again on the brink of schism, perhaps a more traditional approach from the Holy See would serve the universal Church — and the adherents of the SSPX — better.

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 23, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Leo’s Lenten Retreat Provides Further Insight Into His Pontificate

The Holy Father’s bold choice of Bishop Erik Varden as retreat leader speaks volumes.

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 22, 2026National Catholic Register, Church Affairs
Poilievre right to shut down Jivani after 'hissy fit' comment

Conservatives who want to blame Canada are a problem for the party

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 22, 2026National Post, Politics
Forget the double touch, science doesn't know why rocks curl

There is something attractive in not knowing exactly how curling works

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 19, 2026National Post, Sports
Keir Starmer catches shrapnel from Epstein files

The documents were aimed at U.S. targets but exploded in London

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 15, 2026National Post, Politics
Justice Scalia in the Jackson Seat

Antonin Scalia believed the Ten Commandments – the natural law given expression by God – is what should inform a constitution. Once written, that constitution is to be applied by judges

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 14, 2026The Catholic Thing, Culture
Will Bad Bunny speak out at the Super Bowl?

A full-throated protest song would be welcome during Sunday's halftime show

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 8, 2026National Post, Culture
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Cardinal James Gibbons and the Virtue of Courtesy

How many souls have been impressed, amused, uplifted and comforted by priests exercising this common practice?

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Christopher McMullanFebruary 6, 2026National Catholic Register, Faith
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