Mark P. Shea's Blog, page 140

People are asking me what I think…

…about the appointment of Nigel Biggar to the Pontifical Academy for Life. It’s a question that, for many of my readers, has the quality of a moral litmus test (I get a lot of those from combox Inquisitors).  The “correct” answer, of course, is “I STRONGLY DENOUNCE THIS MONSTROUS ACT AND BELIEVE AND PROFESS THAT [Read More...]

Prayer Request

A reader writes: First off, thank you for the work you do in the vineyard. I enjoy your blog and your posts on FB.  I don’t always agree; but I appreciate that, with the Church, you call me to think even and especially when I don’t want to because I *think* I’m right. Thank you [Read More...]

Every day for the next four years

Each day Trump provides his Christian supporters with a chance to repent their inexcusable defenses of all the lies, corruption, and incompetence and every day, instead of defending the unborn or the gospel they say is the #1 priority, they defend him instead.  And their only defense is “But Hillary!” Hillary lost.  Move on.  You [Read More...]

Walk Off the Earth is amazing

Staggering civilian death toll in Syria…

…thanks to the US and the UK. Today’s thing for “prolife” Christian Trump supporters to defend instead of the unborn or the gospel. These are the civilians we will not allow to escape to safety here, the children Trump bragged he would look in the face and say, “You can’t come here.” We are murdering [Read More...]

Part 8 of my series on the Death Penalty

…over at the Catholic Weekly Wherein we learn that Prudential Judgment does not mean “Feel free to ignore the Church.”

All this is still just as applicable four years later

The nutso Bernie Bro who did this today could not have shot anybody had he not had the same easy access to guns that the NRA fights to make easily accessible to criminals, maniacs, morons, domestic abusers, jihadis, white supremacist race warriors, and convicted stalkers. Since the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. more Americans [Read More...]

Prayers for Rep. Steve Scalise…

…and all others wounded in today’s shooting–and for swift apprehension of the shooter. Father, hear our prayer through Christ our Lord. Mother Mary and St. Joseph, pray for them and all who love them

ICE is now going after Iraqi Christians in Detroit

Today’s thing for “prolife” Christian Trump defenders to defend instead of the unborn or the gospel. It was all fine when the targets religious oppression were Muslims.  You guys could talk about Trump the preposterous “champion of religious liberty”.  But now he’s going after Catholics.  What will you do?  Swallow it and go on fawning [Read More...]

Buy books and help the St. Vincent de Paul Society

Reader Nicola Salameh Nur has written two books: This Catholic apologetics book is written in a contemporary style of questions and answers. It is written for the ‘gathered and the scattered’ of God’s people. It is a devotional, inspirational and intensely personal book. It is meant to evangelize, defend, inspire, strengthen, console and heal Christians [Read More...]