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Interpreting Scripture No book, not even an inspired one, interprets itself. Humans do that. So when Philip asked the Ethiopian eunuch if he understood the
He Has Spoken Through the Prophets As we saw in Chapter 8, Jesus taught the Church to read the Old Testament with the assurance that
Playing Dress-Up and Becoming What We Are Another vital likeness between drama and the Faith is… faith. The theatre asks us for a willing suspension
In mid-1993 I tumbled all willy-nilly into the middle of a remarkable phenomenon called the Internet (or Net for short) when I joined a list group called CHRISTIA (Practical Christian Living). A list group is a group of computer users who sign on to a mail-distributing computer called a listserver
If you make the Most High your dwelling–even the LORD, who is my refuge–then no harm will befall you,no disaster will come near your tent.For he will command his angels concerning youto guard you in all your ways;they will lift you up in their hands,so that you will not strike
“Nake” is an extinct English word meaning to strip clothes off. To be “naked” is therefore be in a state of “having had your clothes stripped off”. Why does this bit of pedantry matter? Because it speaks volumes about what our ancestors regarded as the “natural state of man”. It
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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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