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.
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'. ...
Father Jacques Hamel and the Faith of Europe
Another Islamic massacre, this time of an octogenarian priest, Father Jacques Hamel, saying Mass in a church in Saint Etienne de Rouvray in the...
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...
