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Why I’m Voting Dem

Yeah. That’s really kind of it. I have no particular devotion to the Dem party. I certainly have no personal devotion to Dem politicians. The

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September 24, 2026 7 Comments

Greg Bovino Did Nazi That Coming

The weirdest thing about about the Cult is their everlasting surprise when their orange messiah–who has made an entire career of betraying and discarding wives,

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September 23, 2026 2 Comments
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My MSM Rules of Thumb

Rule One: Take off 50 IQ points whenever the Mainstream Media (MSM) covers religion, and bump that up to about 100 points whenever the religion is the Catholic Church. Exhibit A: some months back Pope Benedict gave a homily during Ordinary Time restating basic Catholic teaching about our duty as

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The Opposite of Cancer

They started off, as all couples do, simply delighted with each other. They came to our house a couple of times when they were still dating. “John” was the brother of a good friend, “Sally” was his soon-to-be betrothed. They were fun. They had a good sense of humor. Both

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Monotheism 102

Last week, we discussed the common complaint that CCC 841 is wrong when it teaches that “The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore 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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