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.
Honour and Ambition: Thoughts on the Requirements for Political Office
Politics is a curious business, and not just in the United States the Big Day approaches:Ā Here in Ontario, Canada, about a four hour...
Beware Bagpiping Scotsmen
A bag piping Scotsman was recently fined in Montreal for carrying an 'illegal weapon', namely, his sgian-duh, literally his 'black', but more properly his...
Conservative, Liberal, Vive la Difference?
I have an article on the 'requirements for political office, posted thisĀ morning on Crisis magazine.Ā Again, feel free to peruse, and I will...
The Providence of Earthquakes
There was another earthquake in Italy the other day (October 30th), in the town of Norcia, the birthplace of Saint Benedict, where
there are...
L’Arche, Pronouns and Police
L'Arche, the community founded by Jean Vanier, has clarified his ambiguous comments upon euthanasia, upon which I wrote a few months ago. You can...
IVF, FBI and Lost Causes
Some stories sum up the insanity of our world in a way I find almost profound.Ā Apparently, a male homosexual sperm donor donated his...
Of Angels, Sports and Money
Well, some news stories have sort-of-happy endings.Ā A distraught father, after arguing with his wife, ākidnapedā his two toddler sons, drove to a bridge,...
How Catholic is Kaine?
A recent flattering article in the New Yorker describes Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's vice-presidential running mate, as a "devout Roman Catholic." Not only that,...
