My Annual Compleat Historie of Hallowe’en
Every year, somebody stoops down to instruct us ignorant Catholics about the real origins of Halloween. According to that pop history, it was originally a
October 30, 2026
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Part 2 of our conversation about the seduction of the “pro-life” movement
…continued from yesterday:
October 29, 2026
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I am writing a book on the corruption of the “pro-life” movement…
…into the most spiritually and physically deadly heresy in the history of the US Church. Its tentative title is SEDUCTION: HOW THE PRO-LIFE MOVEMENT SOLD
October 28, 2026
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No Escape. Why Pro-Lifers Still Have a Moral Obligation to Vote Democrat
Yesterday I made the case for why pro-life people have, not merely moral permission in light of the Catholic faith to vote Democrat but, I
October 27, 2026
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That 70s Show
A recent AP poll showed that while American Catholics and non-Catholics loved and revered Pope John Paul II, they disagree with his conservative stances and want the Church to change. Yet the poll group was sharply divided as to how change should be effected. 11% wanted the Church to be
Common Knowledge
At 10:55 AM on Ash Wednesday, February 28, 2001, I bolted out of my bedroom in a haste normally reserved for the announcement of lunch when a 6.8 quake sent the biggest seismic shock wave through the Seattle area (and my house) in 50-odd years and (think about this for
Jesus and Big Think
The things we think big can be curiously small to God. We often make this mistake when watching the news, for instance. When the TV starts chattering about Washington or New York or inflation or politics, an incautious person could easily get the impression these things are important. But in
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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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