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.
I suppose it is requisite to wish everyone a happy Family Day, even though, as my own Dad said about 'Mother's Day', every day should be 'mother's day', and every day, in a way,...
I took my brother’s dog, Rocco, out for a glorious hike recently. He’s a golden retriever, raised in my brother’s home from his first days as a puppy, born just over two years ago...
Two significant censorship stories:
Here in Canada, Member of Parliament Charlie Angus has put forward a bill, C-372, that would criminalize any speech claiming the benefit of 'fossil fuels', punishable by $1,000,000 and two years...
Having children and raising them is a sacrificial act, or, rather, an unending series of sacrificial acts over many years. One must give of oneself, all of oneself, daily, hourly, minutely, to the new...
A blessed feast of the Presentation to all our readers, which used to, and still may, be called Candlemas, a celebration of the light that is Christ, now revealed to the world; the Lumen...
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 assent from a pliant 'king' to become the law of...
(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 wiped from the face of the earth. And speaking of...
Many of us have heard of Saint Damien of Molokai, the heroic missionary priest who gave his life working amongst the lepers in Hawaii. But there is a female version, celebrated today, Saint Marianne...