On the Passing of Dolly Parton
I have a theory that, as the Body of Christ diversifies and ramifies like the roots and branches of a tree, its various expressions tend
August 27, 2026
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More on the Coming Religious Liberty Clash on Abortion
Yesterday, I noted [H]historically, the roots of mass opposition to abortion spring from Christian seed. That means that there are lots of people from other
August 26, 2026
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A First Amendment Clash Over Abortion is Coming
The Indiana ruling is part of a growing multi-state legal strategy in which Jewish, Unitarian, Buddhist, Episcopal, and other faith plaintiffs are challenging abortion bans
August 25, 2026
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The Epitaph of the “Pro-life” Heresy in Two Images
(Note: This is grossly unfair to Evangelicals, by the way. Millions of MAGA Catholics also whored themselves out to this dimestore antichrist.) “To get the
August 24, 2026
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My Big Profound Spiritual Revelation
What a day! Bus late, no breakfast, missed deadline, headaches, depression and post-nasal drip. And when I got home my kids were whiney, my wife mentally quick-fried to a crackly crunch and I was as prickly as a porcupine. Summoning fatherly concern to its height, I brushed past my weepy
Doing Something about the Weather
“Other countries have ‘climate’” remarked Chesterton once in a fit of patriotic fervor. “England has weather.” As a native Washingtonian, I am inclined to sympathize with Chesterton here. We Washingtonians enjoy weather, not just climate, here in the upper left hand corner of the map. And in March, Washington is decidedly
The Lens in My Eye (excerpted from By What Authority?)
I wondered: Is it really true that we Evangelicals never treat extrabiblical tradition as authoritative revelation? Is it really the case that all Evangelical belief is derived from the clear and unambiguous teaching of the Bible alone? Do we really speak forth only what Scripture speaks, keep silent where Scripture is silent, and never
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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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