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John 8:44, Then and Now

In John 8 Jesus diagnoses those who try to establish themselves with lies and pride instead of truth and humility. Interestingly, the words he uses

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Our Father: Lead Us Not Into Temptation

One of the great consolations Christians have is that we worship a God who has himself wrestled with temptation. At the Judgment, we will face not an Olympian abstraction who breezed through on his looks and money, nor a severe and icy Critic who eyes us coldly and says, “Why

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The Scandal of Healing

The “scandal” of the gospel used to be a badge of honor for Catholics. It was “scandalous” that God should become man, die on the cross, and grant us life through death. All of these affronts to the world’s wisdom were summarized by St. Paul: For since, in the wisdom

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Faith in Science

Christianity in general, and the Catholic faith in particular has no problem with the Sciences. But many people without faith love to talk about “science vs. faith”. They fancy the former is about what they “know” and the latter consists of bowing in blind obeisance to Authority. But, in fact,

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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 SonThis 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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