Mark Shea's Blog: So That No Thought of Mine, No Matter How Stupid, Should Ever Go Unpublished Again!
There’s no way on earth I can thank all the people who responded to my apology, so please let this stand as my thanks to everybody who wrote with such mercy and kindness. My wife asked how I was yesterday. I told her I was waiting to see if the incision healed without infection. Some [...]
…on the appalling spectacle of Episcopal muckety muck Jefferts-Schori speaking of demon possession as some sort of beautiful butterfly dance of Sacred Diversity. All I could think of is the young Fr. Damien in “The Exorcist” talking to the crusty older priest Fr. Merrin and offering his blather about how to reason with the girl. [...]
For the good people of Los Alamos who are endangered by wildfires, that they would be protected and fires brought under control without harming anyone. We ask that, Father, through your Son Jesus Christ. Mother Mary, pray for them! Also a reader writes: I want to offer my gratitude for the prayers of you and [...]
She is a brilliant, faithful, celibate, gay Catholic who writes here on why she is Catholic in a culture that stands agog at how “gay” and “catholic” can go in the same sentence.
The strong do as they please and the weak suffer what they must. In Christ, the strong use their strength to protect the weak, and the weak offer thanks to God for the strong and pray for the strong that they grow in virtue. Each depends on the other.
Lesson: Don’t be sure you know what’s “futile care”, Mr. Medical Bean Counter. A civilization that spends zillions keeping the mummified body of Cher and a small minority of wealthy narcissists looking 33 years old while instantly throwing up its hands at the poor and the weak and saying “It’s hopeless” is deeply sick.
The past week has not been a pleasant one, but it has been a fruitful one. I won’t bore you with a lot of autobiography, but I will say that the Holy Spirit has been very busy, turning over some rocks in the heart that have nasty things living under them. And since some of [...]
Senator Ronan Mullen writes: I hope this finds you well. I am writing to you about the National Vigil for Life, which takes place on Saturday 8th June in Merrion Square, Dublin, from 3 to 4 p.m. The Government is proposing legislation on abortion which is dramatic in its scope and utterly unjust. It is [...]
I have only two comments about this story: 1. I totally believe it, in no small part because it totally fits the divine pattern of little acts of hidden grace rather than big splashy sky-writing type miracles. 2. It’s beautiful and sweet and just what that girl needed. What a lovely gesture! Thanks be to [...]
I appreciate your thoughtful discussion on the change in BSA policy. As an eagle scout who founded a troop in our parish a few years ago, I am extremely upset that many of my fellow parishioners (and potentially pastor and bishop) seem to be moving toward revoking the troop’s charter. While this action is not [...]
As you may or may not know, the Coming Home Network International is a lay apostolate established to help inquiring non-Catholic clergy and laity to discover the beauty and fullness of the Catholic Church. The are also there to assist and encourage converts and reverts to find ways to use their gifts in the Church. It’s [...]
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