August 2005

Beheading of John the Baptist

by Steve Ray on August 28, 2005

Feast Day of the Beheading of St. John the BaptistSteve will discuss this event on Relevant Radio on Monday at 8:00 AMand on Ave Maria Radio on Monday at 9:00 AM. You can listen on-line. (Click on the picture below for a larger image)   Monday we celebrate the martyrdom of John the Baptist. He was [...]

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JOHN MacARTHUR: MANDATED BY GOD

by Steve Ray on August 25, 2005

JOHN MacARTHUR NEEDS TO TALK WITH ROSALIND MOSS Before she became a Catholic, staff apologist Rosalind Moss used to be a member of John MacArthur's congregation, Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California. He runs a ministry called Grace to You. Its motto is "Unleashing God's Truth One Verse at a Time." The unleashing is [...]

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End of Life Issues

by Steve Ray on August 25, 2005

THINKING WITH THE CHURCH AT LIFE'S END Each one of us will be leaving here some day. Some will leave suddenly, and others will linger for some time before taking that final journey. To help you understand Church teaching on such things as advance directives, euthanasia, and physician-assisted suicide, the National Catholic Bioethics Center provides [...]

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Alex & Donna Jones: The Full Story

by Steve Ray on August 22, 2005

From Detroit riots to Pentecostal preacher to Catholic deacon — the whole story is now told not only from Alex Jones' perspective but also eight exciting chapters telling Donna's story of life as a “preacher's wife” and her own journey into the Catholic Church. About three years ago I negotiated the contract between Ignatius Press and [...]

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Just Knocked on my Door

by Steve Ray on August 17, 2005

Ah, they were pretty obvious. I knew who they were before I opened the door, but I waited to let them introduce themselves by name. Then I interrupted them with a smile and said, “Ah, Jehovah's Witnesses, right?”  They smiled and said, “Yes.” I did not have time to talk with them today so I took [...]

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Judge Roberts and Playboy

by Steve Ray on August 17, 2005

Roberts and Playboy: More Unwelcome Surprises From Bush Nominee?   WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – More so than a man with passionate convictions, even be they contrary to their own, most hard and fast conservatives fear a man without apparent or firmly held convictions. And it seems that as the small bits of [...]

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Big Difference Between Catholics & Protestants – A Joke

by Steve Ray on August 11, 2005

After leaving their different Sunday services one Sunday afternoon, a little Baptist boy and a Catholic girl met while walking down a dirt road.   Since they were both going the same way, they decided that they'd walk together. The road had flooded and there was no way to get across without getting wet. "I tell you what I think I'll do," [...]

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Pool of Siloam Found

by Steve Ray on August 10, 2005

  The Pool of Siloam plays a significant part in John 9 and the story has been used to explain baptism since the earliest years of the Church. I found the report below very exciting and hope to see this new find in September. (Picture of Steve sitting in the 4th – 5th century Pool of [...]

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Bowing to Images

by Steve Ray on August 10, 2005

An excerpt from Karl Keatings Weekly E-Letter. If you don't receive it and would like to, click here and receive it for free. “Two weeks ago I wrote about Bill Jackson, head of Christians Evangelizing Catholics, and his views on divorce and remarriage. One of the other issues he examines is Catholics' attitude toward images. [...]

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Women’s Catholic Bible Study in Michigan

by Steve Ray on August 9, 2005

Catholic Scripture Study: The Gospel of John By Dr. Scott Hahn and Mark Shea 10am – Noon, Thursdays, beginning September 15, 2005 St. John Neumann Parish, 44800 Warren Road, Canton, Mi. 48187 Children's Ministry provided for children ages 2 – 6 Registration deadline: August 15 For more information: Call Sue Middlemis at 248-344-0246 Or e-mail [...]

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Listen to Steve Discussing Typology in the Old Testament

by Steve Ray on August 7, 2005

Listen to Steve on Catholic Answers Live as he discusses Typology and Making the Old Testament Come Alive. This can be heard over your computer with Real Audio.

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Steve Ray on Catholic Answers Live!

by Steve Ray on August 4, 2005

Steve will Jerry Usher on Catholic Answers Live to Make the Old Testament Come Alive! on Friday, August 5 at 6 PM EST.  Steve will discuss typology — how people, events, and things in the Old Testament prefigure and foreshadow New Testament realities. The OT is the New concealed; the NT is the Old revealed! Learn [...]

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Pope Benedict’s Top Ten Words

by Steve Ray on August 3, 2005

Benedict XVI's Top 15 "Words"Used During His First 100 Days VATICAN CITY, JULY 27, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Here are some of the most striking "words," as Benedict XVI likes to call the formulation of his thoughts, articulated during the first 100 days of his pontificate. * * * First words: "Dear brothers and sisters, after the [...]

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