June 2008

On the Road Again!

by Steve Ray on June 28, 2008

Early Sunday morning I am on my way to Duluth Minnesota to give a two-hour presentation for the diocese on St. Paul. It will be "A Virtual Tour of the Life and Teaching of St. Paul." (Picture: Me falling off the horse in our documentary Paul, Contending for the Faith. I fell off six times to [...]

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Questions I Answered on Catholic Answers Live

by Steve Ray on June 26, 2008

These are the questions I answered along with a couple of questions I tried to answer. I always remind people that I am still a baby Catholic. I converted 14 years ago and have been learning as much as I can ever since, but WOW, what fun, there is so much to learn. I promised to answer three questions [...]

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Hoping to Heal a Breach in the Church

by Steve Ray on June 26, 2008

Vatican proposal to SSPX (updated)  Rome, Jun. 24, 2008 (www.CWNews.com) – The Italian daily Il Giornale reports that Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) has approved an offer to the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) that could heal the breach between the Holy See and the traditionalist group. The Vatican’s offer requires a response [...]

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Steve will field questions tonight on Catholic Answers Live at 7 PM Eastern. To listen on line visit www.catholic.com. For more information and to listen afterwards to the recorded show on-line, click here.

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3 Hour Fast before Mass, hum?

by Steve Ray on June 26, 2008

Canon Lawyer Ed Peters is proposing a 3-hour fast before Mass, and calculated from the beginning of Mass and not the beginning of communion. Hum! See what you think. Ed Peters wrote, I just published a short article in Antiphon Magazine proposing that the Communion fast be extended to three hours (up from one) and [...]

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Free Stuff on St. Paul

by Steve Ray on June 25, 2008

Free Stuff for Year of St. Paul First, when did Paul write Romans, and where was he in 54 AD? How long was he in Ephesus and when did he go to Spain? Get ready for the Year of St. Paul with this FREE one-page handy-dandy St. Paul Timeline. Impress your friends with how much [...]

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Punished with a Baby

by Steve Ray on June 24, 2008

"If [my daughters] make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." Barak Hussein Obama (probably your next president)!

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Atlanta Eucharistic Congress Video, Part I & 2

by Steve Ray on June 22, 2008

As I watched thousands of Catholics in the middle of the “Bible Belt” in Atlanta Georgia, I was brought to tears. Rich and poor, black and white, Vietnamese, Koreans, Africans, Filipinos, priests, 5 bishops, deacons without number, sisters in every type of habit imagined all processing and confessing Jesus as Lord and the Eucharist as [...]

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At the Atlanta Eucharistic Conference

by Steve Ray on June 20, 2008

Janet and I are in Atlanta Georgia for the 2009 Eucharistic Conference. Tomorrow morning we will join over 30,000 Catholics processing with the Eucharist held high following Archbishop Wilton Gregory! After the procession I will be giving a talk in the HUGE auditorium. My talk will be "Defending the Eucharist." Would you like to join [...]

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I have been on EWTN's The Journey Home with Marcus Grodi five times. Once for my conversion story, one Open Line Friday, two Open Line Mondays and one for a Baptist Roundtable Discussion. If you want to listen to them, along with other TV and radio shows, click here. Scroll down to Miscellaneous Audio.

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To listen to the archived show over the internet click here and go to June 18, 2008 — or, click here for the first hour and here for the second hour. At first I said “NO! I have NEVER hosted a radio show before; I’ve only been a guest.”  But Nick Thomm, Al Kresta’s producer at Ave [...]

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No Longer at the Well – GREAT Conversion Story

by Steve Ray on June 16, 2008

the woman at the well is at home This has to be one of the most creative and interesting stories I've read/seen. Donna Ellis has had more experiences, traumas, and dead ends than any ten other people — and she finally found the Catholic Church. There is no way I can describe the story, or how [...]

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Catholic Scripture Study in your Area

by Steve Ray on June 15, 2008

Want to join a great Catholic Bible Study? You can visit www.CatholicScriptureStudy.com to find a group in your area. With over 10,000 members now using this program you are sure to find a study near you. If not, you can start you own with the easy-to-start Bible Study program in your home or parish. One lady said, [...]

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Obama’s Bombshell on Abortion

by Steve Ray on June 13, 2008

Obama's Abortion Bombshell: Unrestricted Abortion Over Wishes of Individual States a Priority for Presidency By Peter J. Smith WASHINGTON, D.C., June 10, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Barack Obama, the presumptive pro-abortion nominee of the Democratic Party, has plans to reward the allies that helped him topple Hillary Clinton from her throne by making total unrestricted abortion [...]

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J. Noah’s Story – (link fixed)

by Steve Ray on June 12, 2008

Two ex-Mormon parents became Protestant: one a Baptist and one a Pentecostal. Together they raised J. Noah who later converted to the Catholic Church. Click here (Word.doc). We are always looking for good conversion stories! If you want to tell yours, or share a link to your story, just let me know at sray@me.com.

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James McDonald’s Story

by Steve Ray on June 11, 2008

James was born and raised Catholic but left to become a Brethren and then a Baptist before rediscovering the Catholic Church. This is a VERY astute and interesting story. You will be blessed and encouraged. Read it here. For hundreds of other conversion stories, click here.

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