The Defining Psychological Trait of MAGA
Here is the story as told by the extremely Australianly-named Substack I Fucking Love Australia: THE MAGA BOOMERANG: A LOVE STORY Oh this is gorgeous.
July 7, 2026
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Some Fun Theological Speculation
Recently, on the Book of Face, this happened: Orson Scott Card–a Mormon–remarks that sci fi and fantasy are the only places left in our culture
July 6, 2026
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July 4, 2026
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Noodling the Idea that Jesus Had to Live by Faith Too
So I was mulling over a gospel reading a week or two ago and had an interesting and (to me) helpful thought. Here’s the reading:
July 3, 2026
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The Works of Mercy: Give Drink to the Thirsty
A religion that practices Baptism is a religion that doesn’t have very rigorous membership requirements. No Herculean feats necessary to prove your mettle. You don’t have to hand your darkest secrets of over the Custodian of the Engrams for him to leverage you into keep the Inner Secrets of the
The Creed, Part 7: Ascended into Heaven
The Creed tells us Jesus “ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.” Psalm 68:18-20 reads: Thou didst ascend the high mount,leading captives in thy train, and receiving gifts among men,even among the rebellious,that the Lord God may dwell there.Blessed be the Lord, who daily
Who is Really Pro-Choice?
We’ve heard it a million times in the last 20 years. “The Catholic Church does not believe in choice!” This refrain was particularly loud in the 90s when the Church led the successful fight against the mass abortion agenda (ignominiously spearheaded by the Clinton Administration) at the Cairo and Beijing
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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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