August 2004

            My mother-in-law Mary Sklenar sent me this and it is also on Skinny Jimmy Akin’s blog (www.jimmyakin.org). I thought it was pretty humorous.

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Next Tuesday, August 31, Catholic Answers will place a full-page ad in key USA TODAY markets containing the entire text of the Voter’s Guide for Serious Catholics. This is the first step in a major push to widely distribute the guide be the November election. Catholic Answers is planning more national placements of the guide [...]

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From my son Jesse:   They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don’t we just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, it’s worked well for over 200 years and heck, we don’t seem to be using it anymore.

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Karl Keating and Catholic Answers have published a Voters’ Guide which I have promoted on this website. The United States Council of Catholic Bishops and their attorneys have rejected it and promoted their own “soggy milk toast” edition which fails to reach the level of integrity bishops should be known for. I applaud Karl and [...]

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Dear Friend, The eye of Hurricane Charley passed directly over the Family Life Center, my home, and the homes of our staff members. The damage is severe. The needs are great. The crisis is unparalleled. The national weather service gave us no warning whatsoever. Our local weatherman gave us only a few minutes of warning [...]

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The March/April issue of StAR (Saint Austin’s Review) centered on the issue of “Faith in Film“ and featured an article about the Passion by Mel Gibson. It also featured a wonderful article on the Footprints of God with pictures written by Ave Maria College’s professor Dr. Al Benthall. Dr. Benthall is a delightful writer and [...]

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This weekend we attended the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass outside with puffy white clouds blowing overhead and with my grandson playing quietly in the grass at my feet. The crucifix behind the altar (which you see here) is the largest cross and crucifix in the world. I love the picture with the rays of light spreading [...]

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“I cannot imagine a more valuable resource for families than Steve Ray’s series of videos, The Footprints of God.  The rich on-location visuals, the active pace of the narrative, the background of exotic adventure, and the frequent touches of humor make them engrossing even for children, yet their exploration of theology, history and Scripture – [...]

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At about the time our original 13 states adopted their new constitution, in the year 1787, Alexander Tyler (a Scottish history professor atThe  University of Edinborough) had this to say about “The Fall of TheAthenian Republic” some 2,000 years prior: “A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as apermanent form of government. A [...]

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(For Many More Conversion Stories, visit our “Stories Link“ on the Menu Bar) In 1996 we lost our son, Aaron when he was three months old. It was a sudden and unexpected death which broke our hearts in a way I can’t fully describe. At the same time my mother, who had brain cancer, was [...]

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Recently I had a heated discussion about homosexuality with some good liberal friends. They contend that since homosexuality is seen among animals and since God “made people homosexual” that it is natural, normal and must be accepted. The discussion was heated though friendly. I thought I would respond and I share the response with you. [...]

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Scott Hahn, Fr. Scanlon, and Dr. Regis Martin interview Steve Ray on EWTN’s Steubenville Presents during the week of 8-1-04. For more info, click here.

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