August 5, 2026
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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
August 4, 2026
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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
August 3, 2026
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August 1, 2026
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Catholic “Officialdom” and Theological Ambiguity
A few months back I guested on a talk radio show and got a call from a man who wanted to know what the “official Catholic teaching” was on (I kid you not) “how much body mass you can lose before you lose your soul.” The man was apparently under
Pleading the Blood
If you had asked 15 years ago why my non-denominational church did not celebrate communion as all Catholics and many Protestants do, I would have given several reasons. First, Hebrews 9:27 teaches that Christ was “offered once to take away the sins of many” and sternly warns the church (Hebrews 6:6) against
The Incoherence of Atheism, Part Two
Last week, we discussed one facet of the incoherence of atheism, namely its dependence on materialism and naturalism to try to explain away the supernatural. It seems like a pretty promising road at first. The atheist loves to recite little tropes like “Once, people thought thunder was the voice of
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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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