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Interpreting Scripture No book, not even an inspired one, interprets itself. Humans do that. So when Philip asked the Ethiopian eunuch if he understood the
He Has Spoken Through the Prophets As we saw in Chapter 8, Jesus taught the Church to read the Old Testament with the assurance that
Playing Dress-Up and Becoming What We Are Another vital likeness between drama and the Faith is… faith. The theatre asks us for a willing suspension
Okay, gang. Game time! What do these statements have in common? If you guessed that they all come from the mouth of the same person, you’re wrong. Indeed, the most striking thing is, all these statements (which are accurate paraphrases of comments I have heard with my own ears) were
The closest you ever get to a poll in Scripture occurs in this memorable exchange: Now at the feast he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas.
It is a strange fact of the Christian life that one of the surest marks of God’s favor is trouble. In the scene just preceding Luke’s account of the temptation of Christ we have seen one of the most overt revelations of Jesus’ true identity. The heavens are torn open,
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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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