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…into the most spiritually and physically deadly heresy in the history of the US Church. Its tentative title is SEDUCTION: HOW THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT SOLD
Yesterday I made the case for why pro-life people have, not merely moral permission in light of the Catholic faith to vote Democrat but, I
There! That should get your attention. Permit me to tell you why: Do you want to lower the abortion rate or raise it? If lower,
The origin of the term “holiday” is Holy Day. A Holy Day is a day set apart for something. Our present understanding of the term “holy” always assumes that the thing set apart is set apart for God. This is not surprising. Words like “holy” are pretty much only the province of
A notable feature of much ancient literature is its almost childlike willingness to believe that, of course, We the Authors are superior and stainless while They the Foreigners are subhuman. This sort of attitude informs virtually every ancient culture from Egypt (whose official records do not tend to record the
My son Matthew has recently discovered the work of a great genius named Weird Al Yankovic. Weird Al, for them what don’t know, is a musician who, for about 15 years now, has graced the pop music world with something it richly deserves and badly needs: parody. Weird Al takes
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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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