July 4, 2026
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Noodling the Idea that Jesus Had to Live by Faith Too
So I was mulling over a gospel reading a week or two ago and had an interesting and (to me) helpful thought. Here’s the reading:
July 3, 2026
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Wisdom from St. John of Kronstadt
I believe this. It’s a struggle, but I do. One of the most difficult aspects of Catholic moral theology to hold on to, and perhaps
July 2, 2026
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Hypocrisy Requires Standards
Yesterday we discussed the drive of post-Christian conservative MAGA pagans to make the world safe for rapists. I noted that I would not be surprised
July 1, 2026
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The Miraculous Ordinary
Chances are that recently you’ve had a chat with somebody on the phone. You might even have gotten up to get a cup of tea while you were doing it. Odds are even better that, within a few minutes of hanging up, you forgot about the call and the tea
Nostalgia Isn’t What it Used to Be
One of the sweetest things about being a Dad is getting to enjoy again all those things I’d forgotten I loved in the years since becoming a grown up. With all the hubbub between being five years old and now–what with taking Iowa tests, discovering girls, discovering rejection by girls,
Ten Commandments: The 1.5 Commandment
The tricky thing about the commandments is figuring out how to break them up. Astute readers of Scripture and Catholic catechetical materials will notice that there are actually different ways of breaking up the Ten Commandments. The original Hebrew text refers to them as (pedantry alert!) the “Ten Words” but
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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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