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A religion that practices infant baptism is a religion that doesn’t have very rigorous membership requirements. No Herculean feats necessary to prove your mettle. No
The solution to corrupt systems in developing countries is not to tell the poor person to kill his child so that we rich Westerners can
Norman Borlaug is not the sort of name you think of when it comes to world-historical heroism. A Norwegian Lutheran son of Iowa, he grew
Now, as Catholics, we must note that the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats is not the only thing Jesus has to say about
One of the most common claims you will hear in our ongoing national conversation about faith is the notion that faith is “personal” and therefore not a fit topic for public discussion. The only guess I can make about why people would make such an absurd assertion is that they
Generally speaking, when one thinks of clericalism (i.e., the notion that the sacrament of Holy Orders confer, not only a priestly charism, but infinite wisdom, unchallenged authority, and limitless power on the recipient) this is normally thought of in our culture as an affliction of “conservatives”. They are, after all,
The discovery that indulgences are still taught by the Catholic Church is one of the more “queasy-making” things a modern Protestant, curious about Rome, can stumble upon. The thought “But… but… I thought Rome repented of this centuries ago!” rises up in the mind and leaves curious Evangelicals with a dark sense
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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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