Mark Shea's Blog: So That No Thought of Mine, No Matter How Stupid, Should Ever Go Unpublished Again!
Recently, in this space and elsewhere, I defended Fr. Robert Barron from the charge of being “WRONG!” in his speculations about hell. As I pointed out then, Barron represents a school of speculation, not only permitted by the Magisterium, but actually voiced by Pope Benedict himself in Spe Salvi. Of course, right on cue, fifty [Read More...]
When we think of menaces to the Church or obvious dissenters, who should we think of? Pelosi? Sebelius? Islamic murderers of Christians? Apostate theologians who say Jesus was eaten by wild dogs? Crony capitalists destroying families with unjust wages? Of course not! No the huge threat we face are the best evangelists of our generation. [Read More...]
…of the Argument of the Month Club chew the fat on the recent debate between me and Michael Voris: As I say, I’m the last person to consult about who won the debate. If you want my worthless opinion, I won. But then I would say that, wouldn’t I? The more I’ve thought about it, [Read More...]
The thing about road trips is that work and correspondence keep piling up like snow while you are gone. Which is to say, “I know people want to hear about the debate and all that, but I have to write two study guides and plow through my mail (80 emails!) and get other stuff combobulated. [Read More...]
That’ll be tomorrow at St. Augustine parish for the Argument of the Month club. Here’s the, uh, write-up: Oktoberfest at AOTM- Special Event- Starts at 3pm Roll up your sleeves, men, and come hungry—not only for the debate of the year, but also for Oktoberfest beer, brats, cigars, and more in the tent outside and [Read More...]
Here is the extremely level-headed and modest flyer the Argument of the Month guys have whomped up Oct 8th AOTM Oktoberfest Double Header First at 6pm: Two Heavyweights go toe-to-toe: Mark Shea vs. Michael Voris One Night. One Fight. Who’s Got It Right? In a world so militantly secularized that even the Catholic Church cannot [Read More...]
We talked for about an hour. Got a chance to know each other a bit and I had a chance to lay out most of my concerns. It ended on a friendly note, though I don’t think I really got through to him. I promised I wouldn’t talk about anything he said, so I can’t [Read More...]
Christine Niles wrote me to say Michael Voris wanted to talk. I asked when would be a good time, but never heard back, so I just took a shot in the dark and called. Turns out they are, as you might have expected, very busy. So we’ll do it on Friday afternoon. Your prayers for [Read More...]
Erin Manning writes: Mark, I read your piece on the liturgy today, and you know I agree with you on the substance. For me the lay women thing was cleared up when I learned that in the West the Church divided roles into clergy and lay, so that when formerly clerical roles were opened to [Read More...]
He writes: I just finished watching the following video by Michael Voris that I’ve seen posted by a few friends in various venues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8U4b6n-iRw&feature=player_embedded#at=352 I was interested in your reaction to it. I think there’s much that’s true in what Voris says in this video; however, like some of his other presentations, I found it [Read More...]
Part of apologizing for sin is to make reparations. The trick, of course, is figuring out how to do that. Reparations are supposed to, in some way, signal and incarnate a willingness to undo damage done by the sin. Sometimes they can consist of something obvious (“Give back the bike you stole”). Very often, it [Read More...]
Turns out that when somebody gets upset because a priest with a legal agreement to never be around minors is allowed to be around minors, that’s not because they care about the safety of minors. It’s because they are sinister lefties who want “to bring down a bishop–any bishop”. Kevin O’Brien opens a can of [Read More...]
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