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Fear of the Lord: Servility vs. Love
The last of the sanctifying gifts given in the sacrament of Confirmation is the Fear of the Lord. It’s a gift that, these days, often
Saints Teach Us Piety by Their Example
When we talk about the gift of Piety, it is often easiest to get the hang of it by talking about what it looks like.
Piety Gives Us Supernatural Grace to Truly Love God and Neighbor
As we saw last time, Church Tradition describes Piety as “the perfection of religion.” That does not tend to score big points for this gift on
Dive into the Sheavings
In Defense of Theology
“Wow!,” said my friend, looking up from his science magazine, “Did you know DNA is folded into each cell nucleus in your body in a very precise and compact way? It says here it’s like 30 miles of spider web thread carefully folded into a cherry pit!” I think this
What I Learned on a Walk
Pretty much every day that it’s not raining I am, at some point, summoned “owside” as my two year old Sean says and bidden to take his and my three year old, Peter’s, hands and get going. It doesn’t really matter where we go as long as we see certain
What Has Jesus Changed?
Recently, a reader wrote me to say, “I have Jewish friends who ask, ‘How can Jesus be the New Adam and the Messiah when it is painfully clear that everyone is still suffering from Original Sin? How can he have conquered death when the penalty for Adam’s sin—death—is still being
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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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