John Paul Meenan

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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Prayers for Pope Francis

Pope Francis is in hospital, with what seems like bronchitis, even if his medical condition, and the severity thereof, is not made public, as is the custom with those who hold the highest office...

White Rose, Vance, Freedom and Truth

On February 18th, 1942, the Gestapo rounded up the leaders of the White Rose resistance movement, four of them young students, and one a professor, at the University of Munich - Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, Christoph...

Saint Claude de la Colombière

Claude de la Colombière (1641 – 1682) is known primarily for his role as the spiritual director of Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, the recipient of numerous visions of the Sacred Heart, devotion to which...

Trump 2.0, Redivivus

(This is a revision of a previous post, with some new material – as the theme suggests, it’s difficult to keep up with the Trump and his administration…) Say what you like about Donald Trump,...

Saint Jerome Emiliani’s Pilgrimage to Heaven

Today, with Saint Josephine Bakhita, we also celebrate Saint Gerolamo - or Jerome - Emiliani (+1537), who ran away from his home in Venice at the age of 15 after his father’s death, becoming...

Saint Andrew Corsini

Saint Andrew Corsini (1302 - 1374) was born in Florence on November 30th. Hence, he was fittingly named after the great Apostle. Alas, 'Andrea' did not live much like an apostle in youth, which...

Carney’s Liberal Dystopia

Trudeau has promised to resign - so he says, as of March 9th, and for that we may give thanks to God. But he's still the Prime Minister until then, and we wait to...

Saint Paul’s Marvelous Metanoia

Metanoia is the original Greek term for 'conversion', which opens the Gospel of Saint Mark with Christ's exhortation: 'Repent and believe in the Gospel!'. Literally, a 'turning around' of one's mind and heart from...

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