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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.
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SSPX and the Staying in Barque of Peter

Things are, shall we say, fractious in the Church, when an Irish priest likens receiving Communion on the tongue to ‘feeding animals’, while the bishop of Charlotte forbids altar rails and discourages kneeling. Latin...

Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto – The Youngest Canonized Saints, but Not the Least

On this day in 1920, February 20th, nine-year old Jacinta Marto died after great suffering, as she lay alone in a hospital bed. She had endured for weeks, including a vain attempt to alleviate...

The Seven Servite Saints of the Virgin Mary

The Seven Founders of the Servite Order commemorate the group of merchants who in 1233 left everything to follow Christ, with a special devotion to the Virgin Mary, particularly in her own union in...

Saints Cyril and Methodius, and, Yes, Valentine

On this fourteenth of February, in the universal calendar we celebrate the ninth-century monks and missionaries Saints Cyril and Methodius, patrons of Europe, who translated the Liturgy into Slavonic, with Cyril constructing the Glagolitic...

The Salvific Message of Lourdes

Our Lady of Lourdes is one of the few visions of the Virgin Mary to be placed in the public Liturgical calendar of the universal Church, along with her appearances at Fatima and Guadalupe....

The Last Visit of Scholastica and Benedict

Saint Scholastica (+543) was the sister - some sources say the twin - of Saint Benedict. Like her brother, she forsook everything to follow Christ, setting up a community of virgins at the foot...

(In)Voluntary Euthanasia?

A woman in Canada was recently euthanized against her will, making a macabre mockery of the 'free choice' aspect of this evil. God rest her soul, but she is the canary in the proverbial...

The Formidable Forgiveness of Josephine Bakhita

On this day in 1947, February 8th, Sister Josephine Bakhita completed the long and eventful journey of her life. Born around 1869 - she was never quite sure the precise date or year -...

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