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.
Silver Linings
The real woman won silver, while the would-be one took the gold. And if there is a silver lining in the debacle of William...
Is Vaccination an Act of Love?
The Vatican has just reiterated its support for the vaccine, or, I should say, vaccines, with the Holy Father's claim that receiving the inoculation,...
Ave, Maria, Gratia Plena!
A blessed, joyous and grace-filled solemnity of the Annunciation to one and all! Today, the divine Word was made incarnate in the womb of...
Saint Patrick and the Emerald Isle: Erin Go Bragh!
A very happy Saint Patrick’s Day, to all our readers, which this year is still toned down by the insidious Covid-19 virus - or,...
Consecration and Conversion
It has been announced that the Holy Father will formally consecrate Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, March 25th,...
Close Calls and Conscience
On February 28th, the U.S. Senate voted on a bill that would have legalized the 'right' for a mother to 'terminate her pregnancy' for...
Clarificatio
It seems there has been something of a tempest in reaction to my two posts about Russia and Ukraine, which were admittedly hastily written,...
The Rule of Law: Keeping It All From Falling Apart
The rule of law - in which each power is balanced by other powers and by other spheres of responsibility which keep it within...
The Catholic Origins of the Big Bang
Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei... The heavens are telling the glory of God (Ps. 19)
A recent article in OnePeterFive proposes that the Big Bang theory,...
Blessed Robert Southwell, Priest, Poet and Martyr
On this day, February 21, 1595, the Jesuit priest, poet, hymnodist and martyr, Robert Southwell (1561 - 1595) one of the great jewels of...
