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The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 5
The Filioque Controversy One of the more arcane controversies in the history of the Church has to be touched on here. It is a matter
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 4
The Procession of the Spirit Means God is Love Some people have the notion that all this sort of thing is just cold theological abstraction
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 3
Practical Mysticism and the Paraclete This matters to us as more than a mere abstract question for reasons similar to those involving the atonement in
Dive into the Sheavings
The Four Last Things: Death
When we hear a phase like “the newest thing” we generally think of the latest TV show, flavor of soda, or computer upgrade. Our culture is profoundly interested in the Newest and Latest. We Americans especially look to the future and have historically tended to treat it as a kind
The Creed, Part 8: Judge and King
The creed tells us that Jesus “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.” Many aspects of Catholic faith are not amenable to the modern mind and this is one of them. There is a distinct fairy tale quality
Unity, Liberty, Charity
I well remember Evangelicals of my own background who spent a lot of time worrying about whether so-and-so was a “real Christian”. By this, they did not mean “Was so-and-so baptized? Did so-and-so receive the sacraments and try to live uprightly?” No. What was meant by this question was, “Did
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About Mark Shea
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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