by Steve Ray on May 30, 2005
The lady at the pet store told me I was a sick individual. I didn’t think so, but then again I am biased and think I’m OK – and my wife tends to agree with me. The whole thing started because of a small hobby of mine. When I was a little boy my dad bought [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 29, 2005
Crusades: Hollywood vs. Historyby Vince Ryan 05/28/05 The recent release of Twentieth Century Fox’s $130 million dollar epic Kingdom of Heaven has increased an already heightened interest in the medieval Crusades. The director, three time Academy Award nominee Ridley Scott, has been pontificating about the Crusades not only in the film itself but also [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 26, 2005
OUR SEPTEMBER 2005 “FOOTPRINTS OF MARY & JESUS PILGRIMAGE” . . . . . . HAS SOLD OUT!!!!But, we now have two new pilgrimages for 2006! 1) Our 2nd “Footprints of Mary & Jesus Pilgrimage“ is planned for June 8-17, 2006. Click here for the new brochure and itinerary. 2) In conjunction with the Vatican's [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 25, 2005
Recently when I was in Guam a friend took a picture of the beach and sky. When the picture was developed she was surprised by what she saw in the picture. There was something at the top of the picture she didn't see when she took the picture. She sent the picture to me and asked what I [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 23, 2005
This program looks promising. http://www.catechismclass.com/
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by Steve Ray on May 22, 2005
When the Pope died, I was called by Fox News for four interviews. They had me listed as “Papal Expert” (which made me chuckle). I put the short interviews on my site as video clips. You can see them by clicking below. Interview #1 Interview #2
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by Steve Ray on May 20, 2005
Jack Chick started mass producing his “gospel tracts” decades ago and they have misguided millions with lies and misinformation — especially about the Catholic Church. (Click here for the definitive explanation and refutation of Jack Chick and his publications.) Now Catholics have a series of cartoon tracts to counteract Jack Chick and to share the [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 19, 2005
Seminarians Double In 25 YearsThanks to Growth of Vocations in Asia and Africa VATICAN CITY, MAY 17, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Although the Church counts on a decreasing number of clergy worldwide, the number of seminarians has almost doubled, reveals the latest edition of Church statistics. The "Statistical Yearbook of the Church 2003" reported an increase from [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 19, 2005
Who started your church?Take a look at the list of various churches on the right.Be sure to read all the way to the bottom! Want to learn more about the Catholic Faith?Visit www.saintjoe.com, and check out the many tapes, videos, and other products sold by Saint Joseph Communications. [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 18, 2005
Leaving Milan, Augustine’s BonesThe last few days have been a whirlwind. We left our hotel and walked to the Avis Car Rental early in the morning. (Our little Opel parked in Pavia.) We drove 12 hours from Milan to Rome. Along the way we stopped in Pavia to visit the Church of St. Peters with [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 18, 2005
The first major liturgical change we noticed when in Rome! For those who live in the Bible Belt, this is just a joke. Actually, I found out that Pope Benedict, even though being Bavarian, doesn't even like beer.
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by Steve Ray on May 14, 2005
We were beat and eyelids at half mast. Staying up over 28 hours always does that to us, especially with the added stress of travel – cooped up on a plane over the Atlantic, waiting around, catching cabs, making and confirming reservations for hotels and rental cars, and eating horrible airplane food. Sometimes the food [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 11, 2005
Janet and I are on our way to Italy to celebrate our 11th Anniversary into the Catholic Church — on Pentecost Sunday. We plan to celebrate Sunday Mass at St. Peter's with the new pope. We land in Milan on Thursday. We willl rent a car and slowly make our way to Rome over the first [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 11, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI now has his official webpage on the Vatican website. Click here to visit this new site.
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by Steve Ray on May 11, 2005
School Teachers! DRE's and RCIA teachers! Clergy! Professors! Families! This is a wonderful new development in the Footprints of God DVD series. Ignatius Press has just released helpful Lesson Plans to help teachers use the DVDs in the classroom. There are Lesson Plans for both children and for adults. Study Guides are also available. They [...]
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by Steve Ray on May 11, 2005
Do you want to learn how to study the Bible, build a Catholic library, teach the Bible, and more? Then this is the conference for you! Steve Ray will join other Bible teachers in this first-of-a-kind gathering to teach Catholics how to study and teach the Bible. This group of Catholic Bible teachers will gather together to share their [...]
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