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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
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 2
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit,That my thoughts may all be holy.Act in me, O Holy Spirit,That my work, too, may be holy.Draw my heart,
Dive into the Sheavings
The Devil You Say?
What attitude do we take as faithful Catholics when the headlines periodically swell with tales of credulity and incredulity over such matters as demons and exorcists? The first thing to remember is Paul’s counsel “that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every
Called and Chosen
The Christian faith drives ideologues crazy. And as our ideologies change, so do the things that irritate us about the Faith. But there’s always something. Because, in this fallen world, we do not really progress. We wobble. Yesterday’s crazy ideology breeds rebels who throw off the crazy old ideology and
Apocalyptic Fooferah
A while back, I mentioned some of the kooky apocalyptic theories that swirl around Evangelicalism and involve various interpretations of Ezekiel, Daniel, Revelation, and some of Jesus’ more obscure sayings, all coupled with various predictions about Russia, Israel, the EU, red heifers, Islam, and the rebuilding of the Temple. It’s
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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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