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.
Christ, Consecration and Candlemas
A blessed feast of the Presentation to all our readers, which used to, and still may, be called Candlemas, a celebration of the light...
Canada’s Continued Descent into the Culture of Death
I had no idea this proposed legislation even existed, until now. Bill C-3 is in its third reading, and all it needs is royal...
Tattoo You?
(Here is a re-post of an article I wrote seven or so years ago now, and I'll keep harping until this unsightly practice is...
Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai
Many of us have heard of Saint Damien of Molokai, the heroic missionary priest who gave his life working amongst the lepers in Hawaii....
Roe versus Wade and the Battle for Life
(Here is a reprise of what we posted on the last sombre anniversary of Roe v. Wade, now, as so many have hoped and...
A Take on the Tragic Fruits of Fiducia Supplicans
So the DDF â the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly the CDF, and before that, the SCDF, the âSâ standing for...
Forgiveness and Reconciliation, Without Repentance?
Can we forgive someone who doesnât accept our forgiveness? Or someone who doesnât think he needs it? There was a group of us discussing...
Bernard of Corleone, the Saint Who Gave Up the Sword
Saint Bernard of Corleone (1605 - 1667) could be the patron saint of the Mafia, and not just because he hails from the same...
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys: What Canada Was, and May Be Again
On this January 12th here in Canada we celebrate Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620-1700), founder of the Congregation of Notre-Dame, and the first official school...
The Ecstasy of Fernandez, Mariette and Teresa
We won't talk about the resurfaced book by Cardinal Fernandez, like some antedeluvian and postlapsarian creature out of the black lagoon. The current head...
