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.
Another Islamic bombing, one that adds sacrilege to sacrifice, as the target were participants in Sunday Mass at the cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in the southern Philippines. At least twenty dead,...
In this week of prayer for Christian unity, I have an article on the Toronto archdiocesan webpage – or more like a few brief answers to questions – on the life of Saint Francis...
Besides being the universal memorial of Saint Anthony, Abbot and Desert Father, one of the primary founders of monasticism – especially of the eremitical variety, the way of hermits, who live solitary lives of...
Did a snake really wash - or swim - ashore in Ireland – a land that, according to pious tradition, has been without the slithering serpents since the time of Saint Patrick in the fifth...
I am still wondering about the case of Father John McCloskey, the popular – or once popular - Opus Dei priest, responsible for numerous famous conversions, including former abortionist Bernard Nathanson – now charged...
I am more and more convinced that the scandals plaguing our Church and society, and the salvation of the world, depends far more upon individual, personal virtue than on any plan, committee, policies, safeguards,...
A blessed and joyous Epiphany week to all our readers, in these last days of the Christmas season, leading up to the Baptism of the Lord and His public ministry.
And on the public ministry of...
Is love dead, actually? A recent article bemoans the fact that we – well, Americans in particular – are falling out of love with love, and that the traditional notion of romantic ‘love’ no...