One Periodically Hears This Exhausted Wheeze
Jesus clearly, painfully obviously, intended to do exactly that. It is an utterly delusional reading of every single document from every single witness to his
August 21, 2026
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Political Evolution
I believe that the survival, not only of the US, but of much of the human race requires the destruction of the GOP as a
August 20, 2026
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Locking the Doors at Mass and the Curse of Leviticus
A reader writes: Sorry to bother, but I’m a bit perturbed and thought I’d pick your brain….. Your expression “Fortress Katolicus” came to mind for
August 19, 2026
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I Have Seen the Host Bleed
Years ago, like back in the 90s, I saw a home video taken by some guy from Podunk, America who had been dragged by his
August 18, 2026
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Christ the King
The last Sunday of the liturgical year is the Feast of Christ the King. To mark that, the Church reminds us that history, like the year, ends in triumph and a crown. But what a strange triumph! And what a strange crown! In the first reading for that Feast for
Cursed are the Peacemakers
Recently, Pope Benedict XVI asked Muslim leaders to do something that many in the West have been clamoring for Muslim leaders to do: make it very publicly clear that the kind of violence so prominent in the Islamic world is to be condemned and repudiated. One person to respond to
God is the Center, Not Us
One of my favorite cartoons is a two-panel piece featuring (on the left panel) a dog looking up in wonder at the little old lady who is scraping table scraps into his bowl. The dog contemplates the face of his mistress in reverential awe thinking, “She feeds me and cares
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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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