Mark P. Shea's Blog, page 1408

Get Ready for Another Disturbance in the Force!

Seems to be frozen for the first thirty second but then it comes to rich, vibrant and unforgettable life.

People of earth: There will be more till my demands are met! One Millllllllion dollars!

A bunch of us ink-stained wretches

are gabbing about the Condom Kerfuffle. If you are interested, check it out!

Marcel LeJeune...

...writes a beautiful post in his own blood. Read it and say a prayer for him and his sister Simone, who died November 16. God love you, Marcel, through Christ Crucified.

Where I'll be December 4-8

Hey Oklahoma! I'm coming to where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain!

December 5-7 7:00 PM Holy Name of Jesus Parish, Chickasha, OK. Topics: This is my Body, Making Senses Out of Scripture, Behold your Mother.

I will be staying with redoubtable Catholic Ragemonkey and Hugh Laurie impersonator, Fr. Shane Tharp. I hope to see all you Sooners at the talks! I fly out tomorrow. Pray for good traveling weather coming and going, please!

Getting Ready for Judgment

In which we look at how to do Advent right.

John C. Wright...

discovers the World Principle: just stick "world" on to any random noun and you have the name of a new science fiction/fantasy novel!

(Or, I might add, a strip mall store)

Vacuumworld!
Computerworld!
Paperworld!

Ah! The Onion!

The most trusted name in news!

Julian Assange Fired from IT Job at Pentagon

Prayer Requests

A readers...

asks everyone to please pray for one of my good friends, who is facing very hard times. She's been sent home from the hospital with stage four breast cancer, which moved into her liver. She's looking into experimental/alternative treatments now. She's a very sweet, vibrant, wonderful person, with a strong determination to overcome, both for herself, and for her dear young daughter. Please pray.

Father, hear our prayer for complete healing in body, soul and spirit for this woman and for grace, strength and peace for all who love her. Grant also that her caregivers have the skill and art necessary for her healing. We ask this through Jesus your Son. Mother Mary, pray for all involved.

Almost two year ago, a reader wrote:

Please pray for my friend Don, who had diabetes for years before it was diagnosed. Consequently his body has been severely damaged. He's lost the sight in one eye, and his kidneys have been damaged to point where this man in his early forties is looking at dialysis. He's despondent and doesn't know how he's going to pay for everything.

Now he adds:

Well, almost two years on, Don is on dialysis and on a transplant list. But now is he is gravely ill and hospitalized with what sounds like sepsis from the dialysis, but they don't really know yet. He's incoherent and in the ICU. His poor wife just called me and she is worn to a thread.

Mark, please pray, and please ask your readers to pray, for Don and his family.

Father, we ask for Don's complete healing through your Son Jesus and, in particular, your grace, strength and consolation for his wife and all who love him. Help his caregiver do what he needs to get well. Mother Mary, pray for him and all who love him.

Serious Awesomeness

and I'm not talking "'Awesome' like a hot dog." I'm talking "Awesome like ten million hot dogs."

Behold!

The Cult of Abortion

...choice is compulsory and conscience is the enemy.

May God solemnly damn this evil policy through Jesus Christ, the Enemy of Murder.