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A man of the year, but a Church for all time

One of my favorite authors writes about one of my favorite friends. Nice piece! Richard John Neuhaus and the Priestly Vocation | First Things

Thanks to 'Big Blue Wave Blog' for this excellent article by Fr. Raymond de Souza. Father Raymond J. de Souza » Blog Archive » D&P has a tenuous claim on Catholic dollars

The latest column from Fr. Raymond DeSouza, dealing with the fact that the advance poll for the Canadian election falls on Good Friday. This side of Eden

I kind of agree and disagree with Fr. Raymond on this one. Yes, if we are speaking of the clash of cultures on an institutional level, then Christians must do everything within their power to preserve their rights and freedoms. BUT... and it's a BIG but, I still believe that anything that might lead to further escalation of the violence should be avoided. Christian militias are not the answer to Muslim extremists. (I know that Fr. Raymond didn't call for them, but it could be taken as an implied conclusion.) The Christian message of peaceful co-existence is. We must demand that countries where these crimes are taking place prosecute the offenders to the full extent of the law. The days when faith was a reason for killing others should be relegated to the distant past in every corner of the globe. Fr. Tim Father Raymond J. de Souza: Christians may need to start fighting back | Holy Post | National Post

Fr. Raymond deSouza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Kingston and media columnist was the homilist at Fr. Richard Neuhaus' funeral mass - and he gave the single best homily that I have ever heard at any funeral. Here is the text to another homily he offered at a mass celebrating RJN's 20th anniversary of ordination as a Catholic priest. He has another winner!  I don't know if it's because of the great material in RJN's life, or whether he is as gifted as I think he is, but I'd be honored to have such a priest as Fr. Raymond preach at my funeral (but not too soon I hope!). Fr. Tim The Straight Lines of Providence | First Things