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You wonder how the sadists in the MAGA “Prolife” Cult, who revel in cruelty and self-pity, can rationalize to themselves a black-hearted sin like this.
“Mark! What was it about Trump that radicalized you?” Nothing. I haven’t been radicalized. I just continued on in the same direction of taking the
One of the fascinating things about human nature is how mercurial it is. And one of the things I appreciate about the Catholic tradition is
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
Pope John Paul II once observed that: “Original sin attempts… to abolish fatherhood… leaving man only with a sense of the master/slave relationship.” In all the 19th Century Philosophies of Pride ranging from Marx to Nietzsche to Freud to Darwin were founded on the denial of God as Father, and the
We all know that religious believers are fools who will tell themselves anything to prop up their pre-conceived notions while atheists are hard-headed rationalists who look the evidence in the face and follow the Truth no matter the cost. Still, one’s faith in this common narrative of the Chattering Classes
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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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