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.
Post Pirates
If I may be permitted a personal post-play reflection, a few words on Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Collegeâs production and adaptation of Gilbert...
The Innocent Cardinal and the Plagiarizing Priest?
The Cardinal Pell saga continues, with his own lawyer now apparently conceding some sort of truth to the decades-old offences, while George Weigel offers...
Cardinal Pell’s Due Process
One might well describe the conviction of Cardinal Pell a travesty of justice, but we will likely never know, as the trial was âblacked...
Gender Neutrality?
From genderless people to genderless clothing â or is it the other way around? Glancing through the article, even the physiognomy, besides all the...
Polycarp’s Late and Early Witness
Commemorating a simpler time in the nascent Church, today is the memorial of Saint Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, and a disciple of Saint John...
Minors and Majors
The Vatican synod currently underway has as its theme the âprotection of minorsâ, a category that in our current intellectual milieu triggers a vivid...
Saint Peter’s Cathedra
It might seem odd to celebrate a 'chair', even one of Saint Peter, but today's feast commemorates not a physical object, but the office of the...
The Truth of Synods and Conquistadors
Blaise Cardinal Cupich has denied any link between homosexuality and the sexual abuse crisis, and that the upcoming synod will not only not focus...
The Lustful Elephant in the Room
Of course, as non-rational beings, elephants cannot lust,  but I agree with Julia Meloni that unless the hierarchical powers-that-be realize that the clerical abuse crisis...
Manifesting Holiness
Cardinal Muellerâs Manifesto continues to create quite the stir, opening up what seems be a deep division within the Vatican. What that division signifies...
