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Seeing Things as They Are vs. Seeing Things as You Are
Jesus famously teaches his disciples that they are to love, not merely their neighbor, but even their enemies (Matthew 5:43) and uses a curious figure
The biggest tell in the MAGA rhetorical toolkit…
…is that they always always always always always always reach for the language of rape and rapists to express themselves. Perhaps the only thing the
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ZENIT Interview with Mark Shea about Mary, Mother of the Son
Q: Why did you write a book about the Mother of God? Where does your trilogy fit on the already crowded shelf of books and treatises about Mary? I wrote this book because it’s the book I wish somebody had written when I was coming into the Church. I waited
Priests Are Not Theological Vending Machines
When I was a kid I believed my family knew everything. My brother Mike, after all, could work wonder by turning me invisible with a mere “Abracadabra!” I’d run around the house waving at everybody and making faces and they would all stare right through me saying, “I hear you,
Introduction to the Perfect Prayer
Fr. Simon Tugwell notes that the very first thing we should know about prayer, according to St. Paul, is that we do not know how to do it. Paul makes this fact clear when he tells the Romans that the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not
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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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