March 2007

Proud Papa!

by Steve Ray on March 30, 2007

My daughter Charlotte is a design student at Eastern Michigan University here in Michigan. She had to draw a room design around a specific rug. She spent the night working on it and got an A+, but the surprise came a while later when the phone rang. "Hello Charlotte?" said the voice on the phone. [...]

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Steve fielded a wide range of questions from non-Catholics . Click here to listen on Real Audio. Click here to podcast or use other options.

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500+ Pictures from our Pilgrimage

by Steve Ray on March 28, 2007

View Patricia's 500+ pictures of our recent Holy Land pilgrimage here. View Amber's 500+ pictures here and here

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Sean Hannity vs. Fr. Thomas Euteneuer

by Steve Ray on March 27, 2007

Bravo Father Euteneuer! Shame on you Hannity! Watch the interview here.  Write to Hannity here and Fr. Euteneuer here.  For more info, visit the Human Life International website.

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Interview with Janet Ray

by Steve Ray on March 26, 2007

An Interview with Janet Ray:Watching God Build His Church: Our Family Journey of Faith Interviewed by Heidi Hess Saxton My wife Janet gave an interview a while back about our family and travels. She told the Canticle about our family, our conversion, and our travels as a family to the Holy Land. She also provided pictures. [...]

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Interesting Quote from a Doctor of the Church

by Steve Ray on March 24, 2007

From St. John Chrysostom's homily on the Statues: "But since our discourse has now turned to the subject of blasphemy, I desire to ask one favor of you all, in return for this my address, and speaking with you; which is, that you will correct on my behalf the blasphemers of this city. And should [...]

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September Pilgrimage!

by Steve Ray on March 23, 2007

September 2007 Holy Land Pilgrimage nowOPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Please join us!     Click here for the Brochure.

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Stephanie’s Conversion Story

by Steve Ray on March 23, 2007

Stephanie's Conversion Story:From Church of Christ to meeting a Catholic Frenchman — and you can guess (and read) the rest :-) Very nicely written on a very comfortable blog For many more interesting Conversion Stories, click here

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Primer on the Mass

by Steve Ray on March 22, 2007

A Primer on the Mass A friend of mine is coming dangerously close to converting to the Catholic Church. He attended Mass with me. To prepare him — I wrote this short Primer on the Mass. Hope you enjoy it as you prepare to celebrate the great Masses of the Easter Triduum.  Click here to [...]

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Fr. Fessio Reinstated at Ave Maria University

by Steve Ray on March 22, 2007

UPDATE 3/23/07  The latest is that Fr. Fessio will continue on at Ave Maria University, though in a non-administrative capacity. Click here to read the story from the Naples News. Update article in NapleNews.com on 3/28/07, click here. YESTERDAY'S NEWS: This is new news for me. I am a regent at the University of Ave [...]

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Bloody Martyrdoms in Lyons

by Steve Ray on March 21, 2007

We finished getting all our work done in Lyon for St. Irenaeus. It was very cold and windy — with snow hampering our efforts. We shot video footage for our upcoming DVD in the Footprints of God video series. This installment will be entitled APOSTOLIC FATHERS: HANDING ON THE FAITH. (Click on pictures for larger images.) We [...]

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Finishing the Pilgrimage

by Steve Ray on March 18, 2007

  On Day Eight we took a group for an optional trip to Masada, Qumran, the Dead Sea and Jericho. Here is a video clip from that day. Pilgrims are now all safely home. The day after everyone left, we took our video crew to Nablus to get the scenes needed for our next DVD [...]

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  Jerusalem! What can one say about Jerusalem? Today was again spent in the Holy City. Morning on the Mount of Olives, and the afternoon on Mount Zion. We battled other tour groups and jockeyed for space but everything went wonderfully well. We started later today so everyone got to sleep in (ha ha!). Actually [...]

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Comments from the Home

by Steve Ray on March 16, 2007

Comments from friends and family.

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Day Three Video has now been fixed

by Steve Ray on March 16, 2007

Please scroll down for Day 3 — it is now fixed. You will see EVERY pilgrim waving and saying HELLO! You can see it by scrolling down or clicking here.

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  We couldn't believe it this morning when we looked out the window to see huge snowflakes covering the palm branches. And it was not just a momentary fluck — it snowed a good part of the whole day. You will see in this video that we got soaked as we spent most of the [...]

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