{"id":112043,"date":"2019-05-14T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T07:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=112043"},"modified":"2019-05-13T12:32:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-13T19:32:49","slug":"its-day-2-of-the-caei-tin-cup-rattle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2019\/05\/its-day-2-of-the-caei-tin-cup-rattle-2.html","title":{"rendered":"It’s Day 2 of the CAEI Tin Cup Rattle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

It\u2019s been years since I\u2019ve had to do this and I would not ask if it weren\u2019t necessary.\u00a0 This is one of the moments where I ask for some small support for my efforts to provide you with the sort of Catholic content, newsiness, fun, and so forth that is this blog. We Sheas live in narrow financial straits. For those who have joined the blog recently, I am a writer trying to support two large livestock sons and a wife on a steady income of what I can earn from writing and speaking, plus what I can make from donations here. <\/p>\n

This month, like all months, is tight (and we live *very* frugally), but a confluence of taxes and bills has hit us hard. So, I\u2019m here to say that I hope you\u2019ll help. I deeply appreciate the generosity of the folks who responded so far. And so do these famous celebrities, who have pitched in to urge you to help:<\/p>\n

LET\u2019S DO THIS THING!!!!<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So I\u2019m askin\u2019 ya, if you\u2019ve gotten something good from this blog, please kick in some bucks on the PayPal button below. If you like what you get here, then please be as generous as you can and help out with the care and feeding of a unique news, opinion, and information source that you just can\u2019t find anyplace else. Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and remember, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mark-shea.com\/books.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">buy my books and tapes<\/a>! And if you\u2019d don\u2019t trust PayPal (though they are extremely reliable), feel free to <a href=\"mailto:chez.ami@verizon.net\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">email me <\/a>and ask for my snailmail address. I\u2019ll happily take a check instead.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it may not have occurred to you how badly you need me to come and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mark-shea.com\/speak.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">speak for your parish, conference or organization<\/a>? Oh yes! Badly indeed do you need me!<\/p>\n<p>And, if you are an editor, you need me to write for you. It\u2019s critical. Your mag will just wither away and die without my prose. As for my poetry, I happen to have the distinction of having prompted the only letter of complaint ever sent to <em>First Things<\/em> about the poetry they publish. Fear me, or I will publish my poetry here! Nobody wants that. 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