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.
Saint Kilian (or Cilian, originally in Gaelic Ceallach, 640-689) was an Irish missionary bishop who brought the Faith to central Europe, Franconia, now part of northern Bavaria, which is still more or less staunchly...
It was a hot, humid and sweltering July 6th in the year of our Lord 1902, one hundred and twenty four years ago, in a small farming town in the fetid area outside of...
Saint Anthony Zaccaria (+1539), from noble lineage in late-renaissance Italy, was born in Rome in 1502, on the cusp of the Protestant revolt against the Catholic Church. But the mayhem at this point was mostly...
I appreciate Mrs. Julie Douglas’ reflection on what she experienced as beneficial in the (French) publicly funded Catholic school system, as well as her exhortation for good people to stay in the system to...
A joyous Independence Day to all our American readers - this marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America back in 1776. This marks the victory of the then-colony's...
Saint Thomas, the Apostle, is called 'Didymus', the 'twin', perhaps, as some surmised, because he looked a lot like Christ. Whether that be true, he's not like the Saviour in also being called 'the...
Today's Saint Bernardino Realino (1530 - 1616) demonstrates that a hidden life of doing one's duty, day in and day out, leads to great holiness. After a brief career in law, Bernardino joined the...
Well, the Rubicon has been crossed, and the hammer dropped.
Refusing the appeal by Pope Leo not to go through with the episcopal consecrations, the SSPX ordained four new bishops yesterday.
Rome followed up with a...