Mark P. Shea is author and co-author of numerous books, including the New York Times best-seller A Guide to the Passion: 100 Questions About The Passion of the Christ (Ascension), The Work of Mercy: Being the Heart and Hands of Christ (Servant), This is My Body: An Evangelical Discovers the Real Presence (Christendom), Making Senses Out of Scripture: Reading the Bible as the First Christians Did (Basilica), The Da Vinci Deception: 100 Questions About the Fact and Fiction of The Da Vinci Code (Ascension), Salt and Light: The Commandments, the Beatitudes, and a Joyful Life (Servant), The Heart of Catholic Prayer: Rediscovering the Our Father and the Hail Mary, and By What Authority?: An Evangelical Discovers Catholic Tradition (Ignatius). An award-winning columnist, he contributes numerous articles to many magazines. In addition, Mark is an internationally known speaker on the Catholic Faith. He can be found on line writing his "Connecting the Dots" column and his blog for the National Catholic Register, as well as penning "Catholic and Enjoying It!" on Patheos and updating his copious work at Mark-Shea.com. He lives near Seattle with his wife, Janet, and their family.