Welcome to the website of Catholic author Mark Shea! Read his recent musings on the blog, or purchase his books from the store. 

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Wielding Our Little Tridents

Recently, one of my readers wrote me: Here is a thought I’ve come back to after a time. Understand that I come at this as someone who has a bit of detachment from the idea of “love one’s country” etc…not of disdain, or despite of fellow man, but as one

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Join My Cosmic Game of Connect the Dots

How does one begin a regular or semi-regular column? It’s a puzzle that’s vexed writers since the invention of the newspaper. The great advantage that old timer columnists have is that everybody’s been reading them so long that you feel like you know them. You recognize their turns of phrase,

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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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