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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Guy, Gosnell and Social Cohesion

Remember, remember the fifth of November. Yes, it is Guy Fawkes Day, when Brits of a certain religious persuasion celebrate - or used to anyway when religion was more to the fore in people’s...

The Beginning and End

It took nearly a hundred years - in galactic terms, I admit, a twinkle of an eye – but astronomers have now officially re-named the ‘Big Bang’ Theory, the ‘Hubble-Lemaitre’ theory. Edwin Hubble was...

Myriads upon Myriads

A blessed solemnity of All Saints' to all our readers, a feast that goes back to the earliest days of the Church, as a commemoration of all the countless martyrs who could not have...

Synods, Speech and Synagogue

The Synod on Youth has closed, after approving the final document in accord with the new rules on Episcopal Synods promulgated by Pope Francis just last month, Episcopalis communio, which updated, and strengthened the...

Kavanaugh: Bork or Kennedy?

As the United States mid-term elections loom, peruse Carl Sundell’s take on Robert Bork, who went through his own gruelling Kavanaugh-esdque process three decades ago, after being nominated to the Supreme Court by Ronald...

Our Modern Malaise

I just finished reading this comprehensive and timely essay in First Things by Michael Hanby, an associate professor of religion and philosophy of science at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on...

Saint John Paul II at 40

Today we commemorate Pope Saint John Paul II, for this day chosen as his ‘feast’ marks the 40 anniversary of his coronation as the 264th successor of Saint Peter as the Vicar of Christ,...

Scandals There will Be, but Have Peace…

Paula Adamick has a take on a powerful new book by Jennifer Roback Morse, 'The Sexual State', outlining the government's role in aiding, abetting and outright fostering the revolution of our morals and customs...

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