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Fear of the Lord Gives Us the Desire Not to Offend God
At long last, we reach the end of this series on the sanctifying gifts of Confirmation. As we saw last time, Fear of the Lord is
Fear of the Lord Confirms the Virtue of Hope
As we have seen in our previous discussions, the paradox of the gift of the Fear of the Lord is that it is a fear
Fear of the Lord: The Beginning of Wisdom
Last time in this space, we talked a bit about what the Fear of the Lord is not: It is not servile or cringing fear.
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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
The Rubber Hose Right’s Tortured Conscience
As readers in this space may have noticed, I have had a thing or two (or three) to say about the Bush/Cheney program of torture and the enormous lengths of sophistry that spokesoids for the Thing that Used to Be Conservatism have gone to on its behalf. My concerns have basically come down to this:
Our Father: Thy Will Be Done
Years ago, a friend’s brother was at Reed College in Oregon. It’s one of those schools where the students seem to major in protesting more than in actual studying. After several months of watching silly demonstrations about every conceivable PC cause, the guy decided to create one of his own,
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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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