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The Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima
…is always a good day to reprint a piece I wrote 13 years ago, on the Most Popular Moral Heresy in the World. It was
God disciplines those he loves
One of the more frustrating things those trying to serve God constantly face is that they can’t be lying slobs, slanderers, morally lax jerks, and
MAGA is Nietzschean with Christian Perfume
This is astute: Christopher Nolan again demonstrates the central thesis of Tom Holland’s DOMINION: So profound has been the impact of Christianity on the development
Dive into the Sheavings
The Works of Mercy: Visit the Sick
We moderns can be awfully smug when it comes to Old Testament laws about ritual impurity. As heirs to post-Enlightenment thought, it’s easy for us to basically assume they were nothing but pre-scientific attempts to avoid disease, as though the Old Testament was principally concerned with “How do I avoid
Mere Theism: The Case for God
Some time ago my kids got a computer game called Myst. Myst is a very curious game. There are no instructions, no rules, and no commentary offered at the beginning of the game. You find yourself plunked down into a strange environment on a mysterious island. You do not know where you are
Benedict is About Relationship, Not Rules
If you consult the Mainstream Media (MSM), you’d swear that all Benedict (aka “God’s Rottweiler/The Enforcer/Former Hitler Youth”) did is concoct new Rules and then “lash out” or “crack down” on people for not keeping them. Given this view of the Faith, discussions in the press often break down into
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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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