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Since It’s STAR TREK Day…
…and the 60th Anniversary no less! I thought I would be a buzzkill. I am old enought to remember watching STAR TREK on my brother’s
A Poem for Labor Day
Brass SpittoonsBy Langston Hughes Clean the spittoons, boy. Detroit, Chicago, Atlantic City, Palm Beach.Clean the spittoons.The steam in hotel kitchens,And the smoke in hotel lobbies,And the slime in hotel spittoons:Part
Luther once remarked that he would rather be ruled by a good Turk than a bad Christian
Relatedly, I would rather be ruled by a good atheist than a bad Christian. But, of course, best of all would be to be ruled
Dive into the Sheavings
Mariaphobic Response Syndrome: Part One
Recently, I participated in an online conversation about the Blessed Virgin. As an Evangelical convert to the Catholic faith, I can empathize with the deep fears many Evangelicals have about Mary. It’s a terror that runs way down into the guts and marrow of many Evangelicals. It’s a deep, unreasoning
Catholic Church Says Same Thing As Ever: Millions Shocked
Oh my stars and garters! It turns out that, not only did the Church say a perfectly valid Mass from the time of the Reformation till now, but on top of that, the Pope is still Catholic! That was the astonished discovery of the delightfully ignorant Mainstream Media when, in a shocking
A Modest Proposal
“There is a primitive society—I don’t know which one exactly—whose members were shocked to learn that we embalm our dead, place them in boxes, and then bury them in the ground. Do you know what they do? They eat them. To them, it’s ethical and moral and honorable to devour
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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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