April 2008

Impact of Pope’s Visit to America

by Steve Ray on April 21, 2008

Attached are comments by EWTN News Anchor Raymond Arroyo on the Pope’s visit to the U.S. for use in stories analyzing the impact of the Pope’s visit. God bless!  “Journalists are now calling inquiring about whether the Pope's trip was successful and what impact it has had. I stand by two sentences I wrote weeks [...]

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Next Footprints of God DVD Approved!

by Steve Ray on April 20, 2008

Ignatius Press just gave us the green light to move forward on our next Footprints of God DVD. We had an informal meeting in Napa where I was speaking at the Napa Valley Men's Conference this weekend along with Dr. Ray Gurendi. It was an exceptional group of men who were passionate and excited about [...]

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One of the Greatest Plays in Baseball

by Steve Ray on April 19, 2008

To watch the video, click here. A nice patriotic event which is good to remember with an election coming up.

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Turkish government will allow Muslims to convert  Ankara, Apr. 15, 2008 (CWNews.com) – Turkey’s Office of Religious Affairs has announced that Muslims may forsake Islam for another religion. The decision sets up a conflict between Turkey's government, which asserts a strong secular identity, and the Islamic religion, which teaches that apostasy is punishable by death. [...]

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The Pope in America: Sources

by Steve Ray on April 16, 2008

CBSNews has a nice site with loads of info here.EWTN has a great site here If you know of any other great links and sources, please post them in the Comments below.

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Two Radio Shows on Wednesday

by Steve Ray on April 16, 2008

One: I will join Chuck Neff on Searching the Word on Relevant Radio at 1 PM Eastern to discuss the Pope and the where you can find THAT in the Bible. Learn more at www.RelevantRadio.com. To see images of some of the places we will discuss, visit my photo page (look for Israel: Caesarea Philippi) [...]

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CNA STAFF, April 14 (CNA).-A high profile Muslim cleric and Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament gave a sermon last Friday in which he declared that soon Rome, "the capital of the Catholics" will be soon overtaken by Islam.  Yunis al-Astal, the cleric in question, told his listeners that "Very soon, Allah willing, Rome will [...]

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Today my wife Janet and I went to Saint Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus and blessing from the Holy Father. I video-taped it for you. Most of you will not get to see the Pope in America this week so we brought the Pope's blessing to you from Rome before he arrives in America. Enjoy and [...]

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Statistics on Catholics & Protestants

by Steve Ray on April 14, 2008

From Christianity Today Magazine, April 2008.

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Calvary Chapel, I have heard, boasts that over 70% of their members are ex-Catholics. My wife Janet was baptized by the founder Pastor Chuck Smith in Pirate's Cove in the Pacific Ocean. Janet is the first Catholic in her family in over 400 years. Here is an interesting article about Chuck Smith and Calvary Chapel. [...]

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Figure Out this Bible Riddle

by Steve Ray on April 13, 2008

Three times I have been divided doing what God had decided. Twice a garment was the tool that led me to obey God's rule. Once God's son I did embrace. Once the ark stood in my place. Never have I walked the ground, nor in the heavens was I found.

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On Friday I spoke to hundreds of priests and seminarians at the Legionaries's Regina Apostolorum University in Rome. It was a great time and we were all blessed. We spent 6 hours together! My talk was the same as I give to my pilgrims at Banias (Caesarea Philippi) in Israel. The talk was entitled "Peter: [...]

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Holy Land Virtual Pilgrimage Days 1-9

by Steve Ray on April 12, 2008

The videos of our April 2008 Footprints of God Pilgrimage with guests Teresa Tomeo and Immaculee Ilibagiza have been moved to our Footprints of God pilgrimage website. To join the "Virtual Video Pilgrimage", click here.

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End of Life Issues

by Steve Ray on April 12, 2008

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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Pilgrimage Day 9: Comments & Departure

by Steve Ray on April 12, 2008

The videos of our April 2008 Footprints of God Pilgrimage with guests Teresa Tomeo and Immaculee Ilibagiza have been moved to our Footprints of God pilgrimage website. To join the "Virtual Video Pilgrimage", click here.

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Pilgrimage Day 8

by Steve Ray on April 11, 2008

The videos of our April 2008 Footprints of God Pilgrimage with guests Teresa Tomeo and Immaculee Ilibagiza have been moved to our Fotprints of God pilgrimage website. To join the "Virtual Video Pilgrimage", click here.  

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