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What with us facing a one-man Constitutional crisis courtesy of the felon, fraud, traitor and rapist currently wielding tyrannical power, I thought we should spend
…and the ever-reliable Deacon Steven Greydanus has done a fine review of it. Here’s a taste: About two-thirds of the way through Wake Up Dead Man—the
One thing I think OCIA would be well-advised to take into account in shepherding souls through the process of conversion to the Faith is the
It means a helluva lot more than an oil grab or a stunt to distract from the Epstein files. Let Heather Cox-Richardson lay out the
The Creed tells us Jesus “ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.” Psalm 68:18-20 reads: Thou didst ascend the high mount,leading captives in thy train, and receiving gifts among men,even among the rebellious,that the Lord God may dwell there.Blessed be the Lord, who daily
St. Paul tells us that it was Jesus who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, pastors and teachers. So far as I can tell, however, there is no office in the Church of “Professional Bomb Thrower”. That’s just one of the reasons I
May is the only month in the calendar whose name has been made into a verb. (March does not count because “to march” is not derived from the name of the month.) To “may” or to go “maying” is a splendid old European custom which has fallen into disuse in
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Greetings! I’m Mark P. Shea, a Catholic author and blogger who’s also done a spot of podcasting and even acting here and there, as well as radio and TV work. My latest book, The Church’s Best-Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching was published in September 2020 by New City Press. Other works include By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition (Ignatius), Mary, Mother of the Son, This is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers the Real Presence (Christendom), and Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did (Basilica), Salt and Light: The Commandments, the Beatitudes, and a Joyful Life (Servant), The Heart of Catholic Prayer: Rediscovering the Our Father and the Hail Mary (Our Sunday Visitor) and The Work of Mercy: Being the Hands and Heart of Christ (Servant).
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