Opinion Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:44:59 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Fr. Raymond J. de Souza: Re-thinking best spot for the bishopöÏÓãÊÓƵapp chair /opinion/columnists/item/29490-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-re-thinking-best-spot-for-the-bishop-s-chair /opinion/columnists/item/29490-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-re-thinking-best-spot-for-the-bishop-s-chair

Archbishop Michael Mulhall, our new chief shepherd in Kingston, was installed on the feast of Philip and James, May 3. It was a fittingly grand occasion, with much joy among the priests and the people at receiving our new archbishop.

]]> fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Fr. Raymond de Souza Mon, 13 May 2019 12:49:10 -0400 Fr. Raymond J. De Souza: New altar at Notre Dame Cathedral lights up the sacrifice of Christ /columns/item/26797-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-new-altar-at-notre-dame-cathedral-lights-up-the-sacrifice-of-christ /columns/item/26797-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-new-altar-at-notre-dame-cathedral-lights-up-the-sacrifice-of-christ OTTAWA – On Feb. 2 in OttawaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Notre Dame Cathedral, I knew we would have a special liturgical experience. After all, a new altar for the cathedral was being dedicated, a beautiful rite that only happens once or twice in the life of a church. What I didn’t expect was something utterly and wholly unique.
]]> fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Columns Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:50:53 -0500 Fr. Raymond J. De Souza: St. Francis Xavier relic hits very close to home /opinion/columnists/item/26635-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-st-francis-xavier-relic-hits-very-close-to-home /opinion/columnists/item/26635-fr-raymond-j-de-souza-st-francis-xavier-relic-hits-very-close-to-home The relic of St. Francis Xavier is making a Canada-wide visit this month. It began with stops in Quebec City, St. JohnöÏÓãÊÓƵapp, Nfld., Halifax and Kingston, and visits the Toronto area before heading to the four Western provinces.
]]> fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Fr. Raymond de Souza Tue, 09 Jan 2018 15:05:17 -0500 The SynodöÏÓãÊÓƵapp curious biblical commentary /opinion/columnists/item/21163-the-synod-s-curious-biblical-commentary /opinion/columnists/item/21163-the-synod-s-curious-biblical-commentary

VATICAN CITY - One of the most repeated themes during the Synod on the Family was the need for a more biblically based approach. The original working document for the Synod — the Instrumentum Laboris — came in for repeated and severe criticism for taking as its starting point sociological data rather than the Word of God.

]]> fr_desouza@catholicregister.org (Fr. Raymond J. de Souza) Fr. Raymond de Souza Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:44:59 -0400