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.
The Monday following Pentecost is now the memorial of 'The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church', as decreed by the Holy Father, via Robert Cardinal Sarah, directed by the Holy Father, three years...
On this day in 1609, Shakespeare's sonnets were first published, all 154 of them, by a certain Thomas Young, perhaps illegaly; but, they were more chill with copyright back then. A fitting one on...
On May 10th, the memorial of Saint John of Avila, priest and doctor of the Church, Pope Francis promulgated the Motu Proprio Antiquum Ministerium, instituting, or re-instituting as its title suggests, the ministry of...
A very blessed and joyous Solemnity of the Ascension to all our readers... At least in the Church universal, which follows the historical fact that the original Ascension occurred on a Thursday, and is...
A good choice was made with Saint Matthias, in accordance with God's holy will, and we may rejoice accordingly on this feast of the Apostle.
But Good goes along with Evil in this vale of...
Human life is much about prudence, the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance, and to choose the right means of achieving it. (CCC, #1806). Prudence should take...
I read recently a comparison between early Christians forced undergroundĀ to Mass in the catacombs, and modern Catholics relegated to Mass on the Ethernet (Internet?).Ā It made me wonder: There may be some similarity, but...
Filtering what comes through 'mainstream' media is good for one's mental and spiritual clarity these days. I try to avoid television, but caught a bit of the headlines last week sort of by accident...