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It is one of the great paradoxes of a uniquely Christian form of hope that David Bentley Hart can have such a clear-eyed and prophetic
Item: Last year alone the Sunshine State executed 19 death row inmates, and this year the number is already at 12, with three more to
There is an old Russian joke about an angel who appears to a peasant and tells him he can have whatever he wishes: wealth, happiness,
Everybody loves a riddle. See if you can guess what ties these people together based on the MSM coverage: ..”At home I expose my children to all faiths. I put a different book on the stairs leading up to our bedrooms – books on Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and so
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.
There is a curious idea among modern Christians concerning the relationship of the Old and New Testaments. It is the idea that Old Testament prophets all had a crystal clear understanding of every detail of the future life of Christ as they wrote and that their prophecies were all clear
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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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