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The Four Last Things: Death

When we hear a phase like “the newest thing” we generally think of the latest TV show, flavor of soda, or computer upgrade. Our culture is profoundly interested in the Newest and Latest. We Americans especially look to the future and have historically tended to treat it as a kind

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The Creed, Part 8: Judge and King

The creed tells us that Jesus “will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.” Many aspects of Catholic faith are not amenable to the modern mind and this is one of them. There is a distinct fairy tale quality

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Unity, Liberty, Charity

I well remember Evangelicals of my own background who spent a lot of time worrying about whether so-and-so was a “real Christian”.  By this, they did not mean “Was so-and-so baptized?  Did so-and-so receive the sacraments and try to live uprightly?”  No.  What was meant by this question was, “Did

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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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