Lynching is Back
Some facts: From 2000 to 2025: Civil rights groups documented over 70 suspected modern-day lynchings. The rate of these killings is speeding up, which is
November 6, 2026
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I have a MAGA troll
He writes me over and over and over and his comments all go to my trash file where they are deleted. He never has the
November 5, 2026
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“You are idle! You are idle!”
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get to your burdens.”
November 4, 2026
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Election Day, November, 1884
If I should need to name, O Western World, your powerfulest scene and show,‘Twould not be you, Niagara—nor you, ye limitless prairies—nor your huge rifts
November 3, 2026
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Worlds in Collision
One of the more interesting collisions waiting to happen is the coming head-on crash between those who believe in the American dogma of equality and those who believe in pure empiricism and skeptical rationalism. Often, these people occupy the same head, but they do not seem to realize that their
The Anagogical Sense of Scripture
And Jesus said unto the theologians: “Who do you say that I am?” They replied: “You are the eschatological manifestation of the ground of our being, the ontological foundation of the context of our very selfhood revealed.” And Jesus answered them, saying: “Huh?” It’s hard not to empathize with that
Some of You May Remember the Reformation
What to my wondering eyes appears on my computer screen today but a big advertisement from something called “Paula White Ministries”. It has that sort of “Oprah” vibe to it that many non-denominational “women’s ministries” do. Unlike the martial vibe one gets from male-run Evangelical outfits that are about “Fighting
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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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