Mark P. Shea's Blog, page 137

Ed Psych, Libertarianism, and the NRA

I once took an Ed Psych class back in the day I was thinking about becoming a teacher.  One of the things the class pointed out was that our brains tend to function in such a way that we process new information according to how it fits in with what we already know (or think [Read More...]

Prayer Request and a Work of Mercy

A reader writes: Please pray for my father who has been diagnosed with cancer. Father, hear our prayer for his complete healing in body, soul, and spirit.  Give his caregivers grace, compassion, wisdom, counsel, knowledge, understanding, skill, creativity, insight, and the proper technology to assist in that healing, as well as the providing the funding [Read More...]

A somewhat rambly discussion of my sins

So the other day I’m at Mass and doing my thinkpray stumblebum through the liturgy. As has been my custom for some time now, I dragged my big heavy pile of sins, frustration, anger, faults and complaint to God. Some of that anger I direct at me, primarily about the sin of Anger.  Ironic, no? [Read More...]

The 36th Annual American Chesterton Society Conference

is coming to Colorado Springs, Colorado July 27 – 29 on the campus of the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. Speakers include (among others) Joseph Pearce, Fr. James Schall, David Mills (former editor of First Things), Christopher Check (President of Catholic Answers), author Regina Doman, Dale Ahlquist and Yr. Obdt. Svt. There’s still room so sign [Read More...]

It turns out death panels were only bad…

…long as Republicans didn’t get to chair them: Republican Congressman: People with disabilities are a drain on society The term is lebensunwertes leben, Congressman.

What the Prolife Movement Now Stands for

Remember all that stuff about death panels from allegedly prolife people who allegedly care about the disabled? This disabled person just went to Mitch McConnell’s office to beg not to be killed by the GOP. She was told to drop dead and arrested–arrested!–for pleading for her life: This is the seminal image of our battle. [Read More...]

How Prolife Can You Get?

Protestors in wheelchairs are being removed from Mitch McConnell's office. #HealthcareBill pic.twitter.com/oed19mawu9 — Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) June 22, 2017

Please help my friends Jeremy and Angela Lott

Angela is pregnant with their little girl Cecilia, who suffers from a rare and fatal condition called exencephaly, in which her brain has no skull protecting it. The costs of medical care are astronomical ($20K). Due to the brutalities of our medical system, they have to foot this bill while enduring emotional anguish as well. [Read More...]

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Fruitful Discipleship by Sherry Weddell is here

Fruitful Discipleship: Living the Mission of Jesus in the Church and the World has landed at Our Sunday Visitor. Shipping begins today! By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples.” — John 15:8 How does God’s grace change our individual lives, families, neighborhoods, parish communities, [Read More...]