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.
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The Feast of the Visitation

A blessed feast of the Visitation to all our readers, wherein we recall the meeting of no less than four chosen souls: Our Lady, Saint Elizabeth, and their respective yet-to-be-born children, the newly-conceived Son...

Sainte Jeanne d’Arc, the Mighty Maid of Orleans

My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded: the lowliness of his handmaiden: For behold, from henceforth: all generations shall call me blessed. Saint...

Rise and Fall: Everest and Constantinople

May 29th is the anniversary of two world changing events: The first was the reaching the summit of Mount Everest, the top of the world at 29, 029 feet, five miles up of pure...

Finding Sanctity in a Controversial Papacy: Paul VI

Today, May 29th, is the optional memorial of Pope Saint Paul VI, celebrated on the anniversary of his ordination in 1920. This year, ironically, this is also the universal Solemnity of the Ascension, which...

Saint Augustine of Canterbury, the Man Who Who Made England Catholic

There are two Saints Augustine - the bishop of Hippo, and author of the Confessions and numerous other theological masterpieces, and, today's saint, Augustine, the first bishop of Canterbury, (+604), often pronounced in England,...

Blessed Louis-Zepherin, a Model Bishop for Canada

Today in Canada we celebrate Blessed Louis-Zepherin Moreau, (1824 - 1901) an exemplary bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe in Quebec. Born rather sickly and undersized to a large Quebecois farming family, he dedicated himself to studies...

The Council of Nicaea, 1700 Years Ago

This May 20th marks the 1700th anniversary of the opening session of the Council of Nicaea, which this Year of Jubilee, 2025 commemorates. Nicaea is traditionally held to be the first ecumenical council of...

Pope Leo’s First Days and Inaugural Mass

The signs have been hopeful in this first week of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate - full regalia, clear teaching, warm demeanour, pastoral yet doctrinal. On Monday, May 12th, he addressed journalists, advocating for a charitable...

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