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.
Facing East, and Other Thoughts
As I have mentioned previously, Cardinal Sarah, the head of the Congregation of Divine Worship (so the highest authority in these matters besides the...
Calum and Tina’s Childless Choice: A Reflection on Parenthood
The headlines proclaimed it, in a his and her perspective, on why a young-ish, urbanite couple plan never and, they mean never, never, never...
King Henry’s Anglicanism Gone Awry
The headline the other day read that the Anglican 'Church of Canada' had rejected same-sex 'marriage' in their recent synod by one measly vote....
Nota in Brevis July 13: Laws, Trump and post-Brexit
For those of you who, perhaps rightly so, misconstrued my article on the collapse of the rule of law, please do be aware that...
Potty Mouth: A Reflection on ‘Swearing’
I have been asked to write about what is euphemistically, and rather incorrectly, known as 'swearing'. We have all perhaps heard our younger siblings...
Saint Benedict: Ora et Labora
Today is the feast of Saint Benedict (ca. 480-547), the father of Western monasticism and one of the main forces in preserving Western culture...
Trudeau at Auschwitz: A Study in Irony
Our poseur Prime Minister, who loves backdrops, as do most politicians I suppose, fresh from his front-and-centre presence at the licentious ‘Gay Pride’ Parade,...
The Collapse of the Rule of Law
Another day, and more mayhem, with no end in sight. Five police officers assassinated, others wounded, by snipers at a Black Lives Matter protest,...
Maria Goretti and the Noonday Devil
On a hot and sweltering July 6th in a small farming town in the fetid area outside of Rome, one hundred and four years...
The All-Too Hidden Strength of the Catholic Church
We Catholics sell ourselves short. As individuals, often; that will vary from person to person. But more importantly, we underestimate ourselves as a Church,...
