Mark Shea

The Church’s Best-Kept Secret is a short primer which lays out the basics of Catholic social teaching in a way accessible to the ordinary Catholic as well as to any other person of good will attempting to grasp this often profoundly misunderstood area of Church doctrine and practice. Writing in everyday language for the non-scholar, award-winning writer Mark Shea concisely describes the roots of Catholic social teaching in Scripture and Tradition and gives simple, practical examples of how it works in ordinary life. Sketching the meaning of the Dignity of the Human Person, the Common Good, Subsidiarity, and Solidarity, Shea bridges the gulf in our politics and cultural warfare to make the case that Catholic Social Teaching, properly understood, is common sense, as well as the path to living a happier and more just common life for each human person.

A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching

The Church's Best-Kept Secret

In this newly updated, expanded version of his popular work of apologetics, Shea presents a lively and entertaining look at his conversion to Catholicism from Evangelicalism and his discovery of Christian tradition. As an Evangelical, Shea accepted the principle of "sola scriptura" (Scripture alone) as the basis of faith. Now as a Catholic convert, he skillfully explains how and why Sacred Tradition occupies a central role in Divine Revelation. Tracing his own journey of intellectual and spiritual awakening, Shea begins by looking for a rejoinder to those modern-day false prophets who would claim that Scripture itself is not to be trusted, and ends with his conviction that tradition, as explained by the Catholic Church, is the only sure guarantee of the truth of the revelation of Jesus Christ. Ê

An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition

By What Authority?

Salt and Light offers a fresh perspective on the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes, showing how these two pillars of Christian moral teaching complement each other. The Ten Commandments are the "ground floor," providing the bare minimum contours of the moral life. The Beatitudes, by contrast, point us to a way we can live our lives as creatures intended to share in the life of God. Mark Shea, in his engaging style, introduces the modern reader (who often thinks of the moral life as a list of dos and don'ts) to a fuller grasp of Catholic moral teaching as part of the process of being transformed by the Holy Spirit and living joyfully in virtue, not merely as a rule keeper. Salt and Light reveals the commandments as showing us our brokenness and pushing us toward the Savior—and then points the reader to the way to ultimate happiness: our beatitude. This book is an excellent companion volume to The Work of Mercy, which examines the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, and is a rich exploration of the Church's moral and social teaching.

The Commandments, the Beatitudes, and a Joyful Life

Salt and Light

Edward Sri

Mediante preguntas y respuestas se abordan los errores clave sobre historia, arte y teología que se vierten en El Código

100 preguntas y respuestas sobre los hechos y la ficción de El Código Da Vinci

El engaño Da Vinci

The Light and the Lens teaches: - how revelation has been handed down in both written and unwritten form: Scripture and Tradition, - where we got the Bible, - how the covenants in the Old Testament lead us to the new and everlasting covenant of the New Testament--Jesus Christ, - about the role of Scripture in the Church and guidelines for sensible scripture reading, and that - Scripture is vital to our life as disciples of Jesus Christ.

Understanding Scripture and Tradition

The Light and the Lens

'The Da Vinci Deception' is a powerful antidote to the spiritual poison found in 'The Da Vinci Code'. This easy-to-read, question-and-answer book tackles the key errors in this devastating cultural phenomenon.

100 Questions about the Facts and Fiction of The Da Vinci Code

The Da Vinci Deception

Reading the Bible in a way that is as old as Scripture itself, award-winning author Mark P. Shea takes us on a “fly-over” of the biblical story from Genesis to Revelation. He shows you how to explore the literal, allegorical, moral, and analogical sense of Scripture. Whether you have been studying Scripture for years, or are encountering it for the very first time,Making Senses Out of Scripture is an invaluable tool that it will help you see biblical revelation afresh, as Christians have done for 2000 years.

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