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.
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 read their brief, one page comments here, and make up...
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 'seed' to a female friend, back when they were in...
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, and jumped in with them in his arms, in an...
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, but the paean proceeds to declare that the pious senator...
Happiness, Culture, Virtue: The Case for Catholic Education by Dr. Ryan Topping
3 - 4:30 pm Sun October 30th Maryvale Academy 2191 Benjamin Ave, Ottawa Free-will offering
A native of Saskatoon, Dr. Topping earned an MA...
I have an article posted this morning on Crisis magazine, on How Catholic is Kaine, Hillary Clinton's Vice-Presidential running mate.Ā Feel free to peruse.
I should have added the irony that Donald Trump's running mate,...
A recent article, sponsored by none other than the Royal Bank of Canada, had a list of the top ten āmost valuableā university degrees ranked, as is the wont of a bank I suppose,...
I trust all the Canadians out there had a very joyous and blessed Thanksgiving.Ā Our hearts go out to those affected by the torrential rains out east, and the snows out west.Ā Mother Nature,...