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.
This day, January 23rd, is the wedding anniversary of the Holy Family, the traditional feast of the espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Yes, you read that right - espousals in the plural, both...
Even though the infamous Roe v. Wade decision has now been cast into the dustbin of history with the Dobbs decision of June 24, 2022 - Deo gratias - we still must continue the...
Saint Vincent the Deacon (+304), who suffered grievous tortures witnessing to his Catholic faith under the Diocletian persecution (as did yesterday's Saint Agnes) is a providential saint for this sombre anniversary of the 1973...
As students return to school after Christmas holidays, and in light of yesterdayâs memorial of founding Catholic educator Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys, I offer these reflections on the (Catholic) public school system here in Ontario....
'Tis incumbent upon us in these days, so inimical to anything chaste and pure, to remind ourselves of the genius of the feminine and the glory of woman, signified in saints like Agnes, a...
I appeal to you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to...
Saint Anthony (+356) is commonly called 'the Abbot', or Anthony âof Egyptâ, where he retreated to the wilderness as a young man to live completely devoted to God and His Christ. His eponym as...
Saint Paul of Thebes (+ 341) - whom we celebrate either on January 10th or, today, on the 15th - is traditionally considered the first hermit in the Catholic Church, if we donât include...