by Steve Ray on October 31, 2006
Last night we got a call on our cell phone from a bishop in Jerusalem. He invited us to celebrate a Mass with him on Calvary in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. We walked through the streets of Old Jerusalem, entered the church, and climbed the stairs together to Calvary. The Church was empty [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 30, 2006
Are you sure you know which candidates are against abortion? Prolife voting information and candidate comparison pieces are available for you at www.rtl.org. A voter guide specific to your area is available. Both Democrats and Republicans are endorsed by the Right to Life of Michigan Political Action Committee. Your life counts! Please choose to make [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 29, 2006
Rain and walking—brought in a little suffering to make it really feel like a pilgrimage. Umbrellas popped up as we got off the bus at the Chapel of the Ascension where the feet of Jesus left the earth to ascend into the cloud. Why a cloud? Because a cloud represents the glory of God and [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 29, 2006
Friday, October 27, 2006 Our first day on the ground in Jerusalem. It is quiet here—peaceful and friendly. No one ever saw anything to alarm them or to even hint at troubles. Everyone commented over and over again that what they saw here is NOT what they see on the sensationalist news media. We started [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 29, 2006
Tears in the eyes and uttered expressions of deep faith were our daily companions. The initial fear of entering Israel was soon replaced with calm and joy and enthusiasm. From our conversations and sharing along the way, it was overwhelmingly apparent that these pilgrims were deeply moved and these Legatus pilgrims had an experience of [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 26, 2006
A new discovery about Pope Pius XII shows the recent slander and dishonest charges against him are fallacious and should be condemned. Read this and see how modern "historians' and "scholars" have misinformed the public about the position of Pope Pius XII in relation to the Nazis and the Jews. Read "Be Proud to be a [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 26, 2006
Wednesday, 10/26/2006 I always have good intensions — such as putting up pictures and writing a detailed account of our day. But then we get back to our hotel — after shepherding pilgrims through many holy sites, not including meals and more — followed by a wonderful dinner and delightful conversation — and we crash [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 24, 2006
Tuesday, 10/24/2006 We have a wonderful group! These Legatus folks are splendid with a real touch of class. We are also staying in a very nice hotel — the Rimonin Galilea Hotel in Tiberas right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Today we drove the 1/2 hour to Mount Tabor, the Mount of Transfiguration. [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 23, 2006
We just landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday at 1:30 AM. When we wake up Sunday morning we have Mass at the Latin Patriarchate and then preparations to receive the Legatus pilgrims. We pick up our group Monday and begin our pilgrimage in Galilee on Monday. It is very quiet here –safe and ready [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 22, 2006
We landed at Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday at 1:30 AM. We slept a few hours and walked into the Old City to have Mass at the Latin Patriarchate. Then we had lunch and worked on preparations to receive the Legatus pilgrims. Two couples arrive Sunday afternoon, the Myers and the Rainey’s, so we plan to take [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 20, 2006
Janet and I take off today for Israel. After a night over in Amsterdam we will arrive in Jerusalem early Sunday morning. We will lead the Legatus group through Galilee, Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other sites. For more info, you can visit our Footprints of God Pilgrimages website. We will then fly to Rome for six days preparing [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 19, 2006
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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by Steve Ray on October 18, 2006
John Rundle is a long time and faithful member of our Message Board and he goes by the name "Fish." Here is his conversion story. Click here.
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by Steve Ray on October 17, 2006
St Luke: Greek Physician, Historian & Friend of Mary(Feast Day October 18) "Her face shone as she related the stories—the words were vibrant, and though older now, her memory was excellent. He sat enraptured as she brought the past into living color. He had traveled a long way to see her and he sat motionless, [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 17, 2006
I met Jeff Smith and his wife Carla and daughters Carissa and Alexa in Davison Michigan last Sunday. What a great family! Here is Jeff's short story of how he went from no religion and no interest in God to being an on-fire Catholic. Click here.
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by Steve Ray on October 17, 2006
This morning at 7:46 AM Eastern time a baby was born somewhere in somewhere in the United States that tipped our population of to over 300 million. The population hit 200 million in 1967. Only 997 million to go to catch up with China. For more details, read the Bloomberg Report.
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