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Fortitude: The Courage to Allow Christ to Increase in Us
As we saw last time, the gift of Fortitude, while related to the natural virtue of Fortitude, also goes beyond mere earthly courage — just
Fortitude Goes Beyond Courage
As noted previously in this series, grace perfects nature. So we saw that the natural virtue of Prudence is elevated by grace in the gift of Counsel.
Counsel: A Gift Given Us Through the Church
So many of us seem to think that while the faith insists on being incorrigibly public and common to all Catholics, it is also “private,”
Dive into the Sheavings
Spiritual Warfare, Part I
Recently, the Catholic League complained when a University of Central Florida student walked out of Mass with the Host and held it hostage for several days. In response to this, a professor named P.Z. Myers, who teaches at the University of Minnesota – Morris, wrote a viciously anti-Catholic post on
On “Personal” Faith
I wish I had a nickel for every time I heard my friends say “I think faith is a personal thing. I don’t believe we should force our beliefs on others. When I ask what forcing our beliefs on others actually means, the reply generally boils down to “Talking about our beliefs
The Works of Mercy: Comfort the Afflicted
Last week, I had an earache. You nod briefly. Okay. Duly noted. Earache. Can we get on to the article? I reply, “You don’t get it. Last week I had an earache.” I don’t mean, “Little twingy pain, like a headache or a sore toe.” I mean “Worst and Most Excruciating
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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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