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.
Our Lady Seat of Wisdom College is embarking today on our annual pilgrimage to Martyrs' Shrine in Midland, following the steps of Saints Jean de Brebeuf, Gabriel Lalemant and their companions who gave their...
I'm not sure how much of Dr. Robin May's presentation (posted below) of the human fossil record is science, or fiction - like most hypothetical theories without a whole lot of evidence, probably a...
IVF, like its inverted cousin, contraception, is a flash point between Catholics and Protestants - and even amongst Catholics themselves - witness Mr. Biden's dissent. Many of our separated brethren are against abortion, at...
Ireland is at it again, or at least those who currently govern the Emerald Isle, once so Catholic, and, now, well, chucking off her glorious heritage. On March 8th, Ireland will vote on amending...
As Dr. Alexander Lozano points out, the Supreme Court of Alabama has decreed that frozen embryos - and, by extensions, embryos in general - should be considered persons in law. This, after a suit...
There used to be a custom in Hollywood to hide the face of Christ on film – see the scenes Spartacus and Ben-Hur. This was, likely, due to a sense of ‘modesty’, the virtue...
outrage: an act of violence or brutality; an act that violates accepted standards of behavior or taste; the anger and resentment aroused by injury or insult (Merriam-Webster)
Whatever definition one wishes to use, there have...
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The ancient Greeks – Plato and Aristotle, especially – made a distinction between two approaches to science. (And, by science, they meant anything that could be known by reason): The method of the astronomer...