John Paul Meenan, Editor

John Paul Meenan currently teaches Theology at Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College, with a particular interest in the relationship between faith and reason, and how the principles of our faith should impact and shape the human person and modern culture.
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Saint Charles Lwanga and Companion Martyrs: The Hope of Africa

If the Church seems moribund in North America, there is hope in the vast continent of Africa, where there are untold millions of Catholics, fervent, joyful and full of life. This spiritual energy that...

Peter and Marcellinus, Hidden Yet Their Voice Goes Out Through All the Earth

Like many of the early martyrs, not much is known of Saints Marcellinus and Peter, except that they died for the Faith during the persecution of Diocletian in 304, put to death by beheading...

Something Wicked: A Review

  Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can't Be Fused with Christianity Sophia Institute Press Manchester, New Hampshire Copyright 2021, 2025 241 pp. I’ve been meaning to write a few words on a new, and controversial, book making the rounds, namely, Dr....

Justin, the Philosophical Martyr

Saint Justin (+165) who is called the 'Martyr', was born around the time the last Apostle, John, departed this life for heaven. Justin was not raised in the Catholic faith – few were in...

A Short Primer on the Trinity

In light of yesterdays’ Solemnity celebrating the Most Holy Trinity, a few words on this central teaching of our Faith may be in order. The doctrine of the Trinity is unique to the Christian...

Sainte Jeanne d’Arc, the Mighty Maid of Orleans

My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. Saint...

The Loss of the Empress, Stan Rogers and St. Roch’s Circumnavigation

To add to this historically significant day - which also happen to be the birthday of the late, great G.K. Chesterton in 1874 - here's a wee bit of Canadiana for our readers: On this...

Rise and Fall: Everest and Constantinople

May 29th is the anniversary of two world changing events: The first, and more recent, was the reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the top of the world at 29, 029 feet, five miles...

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