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.
Saint Camillus de Lellis: Alea Iacta Est
A true saint for our times is the one we celebrate today - Camillus de Lellis (+1614) (we will follow the Canadian calendar, and...
Saint Henry and Cunegundeās Heavenly Rule
We could do with more leaders such as Saint Henry (+1024, 'Emperor of the Romans' and 'King of the Italians', the last of the...
Orange Day and Saint Oliver Plunkett, the Last Martyr of the Protestant ‘Reformation’
July the 12th is āOrangeā Day, celebrated still with fervour in Northern Ireland, commemorating the defeat of the rightful Catholic king of the Stuart...
Swtizerland and Frauenthal
Upon arriving in Zurich from Vienna, I had an hour or so before I caught a connecting train down to Knonau and the convent....
Saint Benedict: Ora et Labora
A blessed feast of Saint Benedict (+543), as we commemorate the monk credited with saving what we know as 'civilization'. As a student in...
Myriads of Martyrs for China
Through the centuries there have been untold thousands of martyrs in China, and July 9th is chosen as the day to commemorate them, for...
A Pilgrimage from Vienna to Rome
I decided to make a pilgrimage to Rome, prompted by the Jubilee year, and walking through the Holy Doors. But I couldnāt just show...
Maria Goretti, A Martyr for Chastity
It was a day much like today, a hot, humid and sweltering July 6th in the year of our Lord 1902, one hundred and...
Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Saint Anthony ZaccariaĀ (+1539), from noble lineage in late-renaissance Italy, was born in Rome in 1502, on the cusp of the Protestant revolt against the...
The Fourth of July: Pier Giorgio and Elizabeth of Portugal
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers. There are any number of factions developing in the once-United States, but all can be...
