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.
Nature and Poetry
I apologize to my merry band of faithful readers for not posting for a bit. I have been away, with limited time to write,...
Good King Louis
We celebrate today in the universal Church one of my own favorites (not least since I was baptized on this day in bonnie Scotland...
Must We Believe that Islam is Peaceful?
In another well-reasoned article by William Kilpatrick (we may disagree with some of his tone, but his points are good), he alludes to a...
Enhancing the End of the Olympics
Thus endeth the 2016 Rio Olympics, with their share of oddities, but without major mishap or terrorist attack, God be praised. Canada finished in...
Clarifying Thoughts on the Olympic Ideal
I suppose I am in the Olympic mood, but a couple of further thoughts on sports and athletics, which are on most people's minds,...
Bodily and Spiritual Strength
While we're on the theme of athletics, I came across an article claiming that men are 30% weaker now than they were even a...
Hydro Rates, Jet Set Ministers and Sid the Kid
It was reported the other day that it is now economically impossible for hydro rates to decrease in Ontario. You may wonder why, and...
The Neo-Pagan Limits of the Olympics
The much-awaited Olympics is now upon us in Rio, a city in a country in a continent mired in unmanageable debt and corruption. Surrounded...
Papal Reverence
We are in the midst of an enigmatic papacy, and many Catholics know not how to respond to Pope Francis. Well, some think they...
Pope Francis, Islam and World Youth Day
I suppose Pope Francis is correct that we should not strictly identify Islam with terrorism, but a lot depends on how one defines 'terrorism'. ...
