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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Vienna and Europe Saved in the Holy Name of Mary…For a Time

September 12th commemorates the Holy Name of Mary, made sacred by the holiness of the Theotokos, the Mother of God, full of grace. It was Pope Innocent XI – a great and holy reforming Pontiff...

Parton and Steinem, Ave Atque Vale

A few words may be in order on the deaths of two icons of the fairer sex, whose lives were controversial. Dolly Parton died on August 25th and the encomia have been pouring in....

Peter Claver’s Untiring Fidelity

Saint Peter Claver (+Sept. 8, 1654), whom we celebrate on this 9th day of September, was a Jesuit priest in the first missionary fervour of Ignatius' nascent Society, a native of Spain, but who...

Our Lady’s Birthday

A blessed and joyful birthday to the Blessed Virgin Mary! This feast that has been celebrated since at least the sixth century in Syria, in the wake of the proclamation of Mary as the Mother...

Labour Day, Leisure and Life

Labour Day is a rather prosaic name for the last holiday of summer. Why not, 'blow out day', or 'the end of leisure, and back to work day' (at least for teachers and students),...

Mother Teresa of Calcutta’s Mission to the Poorest of the Poor

As universities gear up to receive students, we should leave the travails of this world for a moment and ponder the other-worldliness of Mother - or Saint - Teresa of Calcutta (+1997) who did not...

Would the Real Taylor Swift Please Really Sing?

Fil Henley provides convincing evidence that Taylor Swift lip synched - or mimed - her songs during her recent 'Eras' tour. Keep in mind that the tour raked in two billion dollars, a hefty...

Dina Belanger’s Unrelenting Quest for Perfection

Blessed Dina Belanger (+1929) is a home-grown Canadian saint whom we commemorate today. Born April 30th, 1897 in St. Roch, Quebec, now a suburb of the capital city, Dina was baptized a few hours later....

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