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The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 8
Human Beings: Made for Worship, But Broken Too The Psalms speak of the whole of creation adoring and glorifying God. Sun, moon, stars, fire, hail,
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 7
With the Father and the Son He is Adored and Glorified However much controversy may have surrounded the procession of the Spirit from the Father
The Spirit Who Embraces Both East and West, Part 6
As we said on Friday in best Rest is History cliffhanger fashion, sometime in the 700s, a local council in Spain did something momentous: they
Dive into the Sheavings
Cats and Dogs
There are, said Robert Benchley, two kinds of people in this world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t. In addition to that division, there are another two kinds of people in this world: Cat People and Dog People. I stand firmly with
Hope for a Post-Hope Culture
Hopelessness assaults us from all sides. When a culture no longer looks to the eternal God, it starts looking to this passing world—and it passes. So we fret about demographic winter amid the barrenness of a contraceptive culture facing its doom both economically and socially (as the Muslims happily attest).
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
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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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