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The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 10
The Drama of Worship in the Holy Spirit Catholic worship, like Jewish worship before it, is deeply liturgical. Liturgy means “the work of the people”
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 9
Learning to Worship God Saves Creatures from Our Destructive Demands Another reason God commands we learn to worship him is to save his creatures from
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 8
Human Beings: Made for Worship, But Broken Too The Psalms speak of the whole of creation adoring and glorifying God. Sun, moon, stars, fire, hail,
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The Sacrament of the Eucharist: Wedding Banquet and Pledge of Glory
There’s a reason Jesus gave his first sign at the Marriage Feast at Cana. His teaching is, in fact, suffused with nuptial imagery. He calls himself the Bridegroom. He tells us that the kingdom of heaven is like a wedding banquet. And where did he get this sort of thinking
Wielding Our Little Tridents
Recently, one of my readers wrote me: Here is a thought I’ve come back to after a time. Understand that I come at this as someone who has a bit of detachment from the idea of “love one’s country” etc…not of disdain, or despite of fellow man, but as one
Join My Cosmic Game of Connect the Dots
How does one begin a regular or semi-regular column? It’s a puzzle that’s vexed writers since the invention of the newspaper. The great advantage that old timer columnists have is that everybody’s been reading them so long that you feel like you know them. You recognize their turns of phrase,
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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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