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.
King David’s Take on Covid
Back in biology class, we debated whether viruses were ‘alive’. They’re certainly the lowest form of living thing, if living at all. They cannot...
The Necessity of Receiving the Really Real Reality of the Eucharist
Catholics in many regions – more or less all of Canada – can no longer attend Mass, or receive Holy Communion, with few exceptions....
A Short Exegesis on the Our Father
As the prayer taught by Christ Himself, the ‘Lord’s Prayer’ is the most ‘perfect’ of vocal prayers, summing all that we might ask and...
Supernatural Priorities
‘Tis not easy at a time like this to think rationally – for the world is entering a rather uncertain phase of history, to...
Ite Ad Joseph, the Mighty and Provident
The strong and silent saint from the Gospel, is a fitting one for our troubled times: The husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster...
Saint Patrick’s Emerald Hope
(Here is a re-posting of some thoughts on Saint Patrick's Day. Much has happened since then, and this will be a muted celebration, with...
Fear No Evil
The headlines read like something out of an apocalyptic novel, written, say, a decade or so ago: Trudeau’s son elected Prime Minister and foists...
The Devil’s Deathly Dominion
Physician-turned-author Walker Percy’s final novel, The Thanatos Syndrome, published in 1987, tells the odd tale of a town wherein the ‘elites’ are devolving -...
The Last Martyr of Scotland
Due to some technical and other issues, we're a day late on re-posting this piece, , on the last martyr of the 'Reformation' -...
Frances of Rome, and Italia’s Lockdown
In the most troubled of times, God raises up saints as exemplars and intercessors, and Frances of Rome is no exception. Born into privilege...
