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Lynching is Back
Some facts: From 2000 to 2025: Civil rights groups documented over 70 suspected modern-day lynchings. The rate of these killings is speeding up, which is
I have a MAGA troll
He writes me over and over and over and his comments all go to my trash file where they are deleted. He never has the
“You are idle! You are idle!”
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get to your burdens.”
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The Family as the Icon of the Holy Trinity
My nephew Tom came home from first grade in anguish. At dinner he could barely keep the tears out of his six year old eyes. When his parents pressed him to find out what was wrong, he replied that “this kid at school says I have a funny name.” His
The First Remedy for Doubt
As we discussed last time, Suggestion is one of the great weapons in the enemy’s toolbox for harming those who struggle with doubt. The devil has no actual truth on his side in making the case that God does not exist or is evil or uncaring, so he has to
Mary’s Perpetual Virginity: Why Does it Matter?
The first thing to note about the Perpetual Virginity of Mary is that it’s the natural extension of the dogma of the Virgin Birth. Many modern people assume that, at its core, the Virgin Birth was basically a stunt. That is, the common modern assumption is that the meaning of
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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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