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The Work of Mercy: Give Drink to the Thirsty, Part 2
It is worth noting that when the early Christians thought about thirst—and especially the thirst of “the least of these my brethren” ––there was one
The Work of Mercy: Give Drink to the Thirsty, Part 1
A religion that practices infant baptism is a religion that doesn’t have very rigorous membership requirements. No Herculean feats necessary to prove your mettle. No
The Work of Mercy: Feed the Hungry, Part 2
The solution to corrupt systems in developing countries is not to tell the poor person to kill his child so that we rich Westerners can
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Co-Creators with Christ
God creates from nothing, we create using the stuff God supplies us. As creatures in his image and likeness, it is our right and proper office to be “sub-creators” as J.R.R. Tolkien called us. Therefore, teaching our children how to cooperate with God in the work of creation is a
Of Hard Heads and Soft Hearts: Why the Church has Creeds
My friend (we’ll call him Bob) has a problem with the Church’s “authoritarianism.” In particular, he suspects the Church’s creeds. For Bob, they are secret passwords which, if you say them while stupidly bobbing your head “yes,” allow you into the Church. He complains creeds keep people from thinking. He
Evangelicalese 101
A while back, when Harriet Miers was briefly nominated for the Supreme Court, the media (falsely) reported that Miers was a convert to Evangelicalism from the Catholic faith. During the period everybody was under this impression, Evangelical heavy-hitter Dr. James Dobson puzzled some Catholics when he remarked, “I know the
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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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