Marc Barnes, Author at Catholic Herald

Marc Barnes

December 29, 2020

Both the myths and the Scriptures understand that sexual differentiation has its most profound meaning in the separation of man from God, but in the myths this separation represents a loss of divinity; it is only in the Scriptures that the male-female distinction is part of the glory of man.

The sacredness that secularism can’t hide

December 22, 2016

I first cared about being Catholic, not out of any profound love for the person of Christ, but out of a profound distaste for my other options. That Jesus came, died, rose, and established a Church under the authority of the Apostles united under Peter – I’m still learning it. That I’d sooner cut my

Trump could be disastrous for Catholics. We must oppose him from the start

November 10, 2016

The new president might create a huge leftist kickback - enough to sweep away any gains on life issues

The devotion that gives me blisters

April 21, 2016

There is a small chain around my ankle. It’s been there for five years. It blisters when I wear ski boots and sets off alarms at airport security – but it ought to blister my mind and set off alarms in my soul. I wear it as a reminder of my consecration to the Blessed

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