Mark P. Shea (born August 5, 1958) is an American author, blogger, and speaker working in the field of Roman Catholic apologetics.

Contents

• Blogging
• Books
• Periodicals
• Radio
• Podcasting
• TV
• Film
• References
• External links

Born on August 5, 1958, and raised in Everett, Washington, Shea describes himself as a "double-jump convert[,] raised more or less as an agnostic pagan, [who] became a non-denominational Evangelical in 1979, and entered the Catholic Church in 1987". ^[1]

Blogging

Since June 2020, Shea has maintained the Stumbling Toward Heaven, ^[2] blog. From April 2002 until May 2020, he wrote the Catholic and Enjoying It!, ^[3] blog.

Books

• This is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers the Real Presence (Christendom Press, 1993) ISBN   978-0931888489
• By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition (Ignatius Press, 1996) ISBN   978-1586177829
• Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did (Basilica Press, 1999) ISBN   978-0964261068
• Shaken by Scandals: Catholics Speak Out About Priests' Sexual Abuse (Charis Books, 2002). ISBN   156955353X (Contributed "Chapter 9 - Dark Hour: The Long Good Friday of 2002")
• Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' (Mythopoeic Press, 2004). ISBN   978-1887726092 (Contributed "The Lord of the Rings: A Source-Critical Analysis")
• A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About The Passion of the Christ (Ascension Press, 2004) ISBN   978-1932645422
• A Guide to Narnia: 100 Questions About The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Ascension Press, 2005) ISBN   978-1932645972
• The Da Vinci Deception: 100 Questions about the Facts and Fiction of The Da Vinci Code (Ascension Press, 2006) ISBN   978-1932927641 (co-author with Edward Sri)
• Amazing Grace for Survivors (Ascension Press, 2008). Contributed "All is Forgiven, Sadie Hawkins!". ISBN   978-1934217474
• Mary, Mother of the Son (Amazon, 2014)
• Catholic Controversies: Understanding Church Teachings and Events in History (Moorings Press, 2010) ISBN   978-0982766200 (Contributed "The Mother of the Son: The Case for Marian Devotion" and "Purgatory: Where is That in the Bible?")
• Disorientation: The 13 "isms" That Will Send You to Intellectual "La La Land" (Ascension Press, 2010) ISBN   978-1934217948 (Contributed "Americanism")
• The Church and New Media: Blogging Converts, Online Activists, and Bishops Who Tweet (Our Sunday Visitor, 2011). ISBN   978-1592760336 (Contributed "Chapter 4: - Modern Epistles: Blogging the Faith")
• The Work of Mercy: Being the Hands and Heart of Christ (Servant books, 2012) ISBN   1616360097
• The Heart of Catholic Prayer: Rediscovering the Our Father and the Hail Mary (Our Sunday Visitor, 2012) ISBN   978-1592761777
• Salt and Light: The Commandments, the Beatitudes, and a Joyful Life (Servant books, 2013) ISBN   978-1616364960
• The Church's Best-Kept Secret: A Primer on Catholic Social Teaching (New City Press, 2020) ISBN   978-1565481183

Periodicals

Shea has been published in the National Catholic Register , ^[4] Our Sunday Visitor , ^[5] Catholic Weekly , ^[6] Catholic Answers , ^[7] St. Anthony Messenger , ^[8] the American Spectator , ^[9] Beliefnet , ^[10] the Catholic World Report , ^[11] New Oxford Review , ^[12] The Door , and Catholic Digest .

Radio

Shea's one-minute "Words of Encouragement" segments have been broadcast nationally in the United States on Ave Maria Radio . ^[13]

Podcasting

From 2015 to 2018, Shea hosted Connecting the Dots . ^[14]

TV

Shea played Innocent Smith on Dale Ahlquist's television program G. K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense, ^[15] on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN).

Shea also appeared on EWTN in the made-for-television film adaptation of Chesterton's play The Surprise , ^[16] as the captain of the guard.

In addition, Shea appeared on The Journey Home ^[17] on ETWN.

Film

In 2015, Shea appeared in Convinced, a documentary by Donald J. Johnson on the conversions of over 20 people to the Catholic faith.

References

External links

• Official website