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Eucharistic Christ vs. Predatory Antichrist
The gospel offers us a God who takes our sins upon himself and offers himself to us as food so that we can lay down
Interesting Question from a Reader Regarding John the Baptist and Kosher Law
A reader asks: “Why did Elijah and John the Baptist wear camel hair when camels aren’t kosher? Is this something significant to Jews that we
My reply to an endlessly repeated bit of glib smugness
You’ve seen it a million times: To which I reply: Religion: Spirituality: Chesterton responded to this sort of rubbish a century ago: The message of
Dive into the Sheavings
HellCo’s Corporate Propaganda
October is, among other things, the month in which the devil sends out the most press releases about how business is booming, what with Halloween and all. Of course, like any big international business operation, Hell has to maintain several faces depending on the public it is talking to. To
The Temptation of Christ
If we are serious Catholics, we must recognize that our Faith calls us to acknowledge a much-disliked and disputed doctrine: the Fall. The teaching, in the words of Paul, is that “By one man sin entered into the world, and by sin death, and so death passed upon all men,
Masculine and Feminine in the Great Regathering
Consider the following fictional advertising blurb for some fictional Catholic apostolate: “Support John Paul II Ministries! Marching out in the power of the Spirit to claim victory over the powers of Hell! Anointed! Dynamic! Making an impact on this generation in the all-powerful, all-conquering Name of King Jesus!” Odd, no?
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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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