Mary’s Witness to her Perpetual Virginity
We continue our look at the Perpetual Virginity of Mary and its significance from MARY, MOTHER OF THE SON. It is no secret that ancient
October 3, 2023
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October is a Marian month…
…and, very conveniently, a reader asked me a common question about one of the four Marian dogmas, the Perpetual Virginity of Mary: Hi Mark… I
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A crucial question for the Greatest Catholics of All Time
Robert Fastiggi ends his look at the development of doctrine on the death penalty with a question that directly targets the central claim of the
September 29, 2023
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Confirmation: The Gift of Wisdom
The last—and greatest—of the sanctifying gifts is Wisdom. Wisdom can mean different things to different people. The Greeks often thought of wisdom in speculative and abstract terms. They loved logic puzzles and riddles like “Can you step in the same river twice?” or “Can God make a rock so big
Purgatory? Where’s That in the Bible?
All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven. (Catechism of the Catholic Church – #1030) Few doctrines of the Catholic faith
Thank God for the Magisterium
Many modern people have the notion that the principal mission of the Catholic Church is to impose belief on unbelievers. The reality is that most its time is spent trying to restrain belief in everything from spoon-bending to the aliens who allegedly speak to us through a cat in Poughkeepsie. The riptides
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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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