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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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WYD In Need of a Reboot

A few words on World Youth Day, which just wrapped up in Lisbon, on which much ink has already been spilled: There is, as in most things, the good, the bad and the ugly...

Thinking as Though God Exists: Newman on Evangelizing the “Nones”

Dr. Ryan Topping, of Newman Theological College in Edmonton, zealous proponent of true Catholic education, life-long teacher, prolific author and sometime contributor to these pages, has written in his latest book a very handy,...

Pastor Pawlawski’s Witness

Pastor Arthur Pawlowski has been found guilty of "inciting mischief and eco-terrorism", a charge that could result in a ten-year prison sentence. You may recall his uncompromising resistance to the Covidian tyranny imposed on...

Borden’s Burdensome Tax

On this day, in 1917,  Prime Minister Robert Borden - whose mustachioed visage is on the $100 bill - imposed an income tax on Canadians, varying from 4 -25% of one's income, in large...

The Scottish Brogue Wins Many Merry Souls

Someone - ironically, a good friend with a pronounced British accent - sent me this tongue-in-cheek article from the Babylon Bee: Study Finds Preaching With A Scottish Accent Results In 300% More Salvations  I do...

The Storm of a True Revolution

Today marks the anniversary of the official beginning of the French Revolution, back in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille prison.  Much ado is made of this 'storming', even though there were only...

Abstaining from Mass and Communion: A Reply to Dr. Kwasniewski

(In light of Saint Anthony Maria Zeccaria, and other saints of the 'devotio moderna' who advocated frequent, even daily, reception of the Eucharist, here is a reply to an exhoration by Dr. Peter Kwasniewski...

The Rainbow, the Maple Leaf and True Repentance

R.R. Reno is onto something with his claim that the ‘rainbow flag’ means far more than tolerance and all getting along, but an entire new regime, a metaphysical revolution, a transvaluation of all values...

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