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.
Of Bombs, Budget and Bombast
*Our prayers go out for all the victims and, yes, the perpetrators of yesterday's attacks in Belgium. We are up against a determined enemy,...
Of Depravity and Bullying
*A blessed solemnity of Saint Joseph to one and all!
*To paraphrase the words of the great American Justice, Robert Bork, we slouch each day...
A Deadly First
With the permission of a Superior Court Justice, Ontario had its first euthanasia case this morning, when an 81 year old man suffering from...
The Totalitarian Imposition of Euthanasia in Canada
The story of euthanasia in Canada officially began a year ago this February 6th, when the Supreme Court of Canada decreed that the laws...
Ite Ad Joseph: The Archbishop’s Novena
As promised, I have pasted below the novena prayer to Saint Joseph, which the Archbishop of Ottawa, Terence Prendergast, has asked all Catholics in...
Of Euthanasia and Martrydom
*I have an article just published this morning in Crisis magazine (crisismagazine.com), which you can find here. I will post it here after a...
Father Lombardi’s Quandry
Well, you have likely heard that Father Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, has clarified that Pope Francis was indeed referring to contraception in his remarks...
Liberal Budget Educated in Red Ink
The Ontario Liberal budget was released yesterday: As expected, costs are going up, while revenues tank, the deficit is $50 billion, the debt, well,...
Clarification on the Legend of Paul VI’s ‘Permission’
*Pursuant to my recent post on Pope Francis' ambiguous and confusing remarks on contraception, it turns out that my initial discomfiture of hearing of...
Trump, Zika and Contraception
The Holy Father has started another furore with his latest off-the-cuff interview on the plan ride back from his pilgrimage to Mexico. I would...
