by Steve Ray on February 26, 2009
We are now geared up for a very busy four months! I have lost 2o lbs., Janet has lost 1o. We are healthy, fit and ready to go! I leave on Friday for an exciting Men’s Conference in Oklahoma City with 750 men! Then Janet and I fly to Athens to greet our 120 cruisers/pilgrims [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 23, 2009
Patty is a clear thinker and a great writer. She shares her story with emotion, theology, charity and humor. This is a must-read conversion story from Baptist to Catholic and from the darkness of incestuous child abuse to her ascent “Out of the Darkness.” Her story is very compelling and shows what healing and deliverance [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 20, 2009
Chair of Moses – Chair of Peter Feast Day, February 22 Want to see pictures of the Chair of Moses and the Chair of Peter? Click here. I will join Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio Friday evening to discuss the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter 5:20 PM Eastern. You can listen on-line at [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 20, 2009
Once you get over 50 years old things begin to change. I still think I am 18 years old but my body tells me different. We decided to take care of the great gift God has given us — our bodies and our health. So . . . . . . Janet and I got [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 19, 2009
I have introduced many pilgrims to retired Auxiliary Bishop Kamal Bathish of Jerusalem. He was a dear friend of ours for many years, even staying in our home a number of times. Unhappily, recent information from numerous sources has convinced me that he has serious moral issues that has forced me to disassociate myself from [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 19, 2009
Movie poll of Catholics launched ahead of Oscars® With just days to go until the 81st Annual Academy Awards, three UK-based Catholic media partners have launched a poll to find the Catholic community’s all-time top-100 favourite films. You can take the poll here. For the Ray family’s favorite movies and other resources, click here.
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by Steve Ray on February 18, 2009
Update: Nancy Pelosi spins Pope meeting Vatican, House Speaker give different stories The Vatican Press office and the Speaker of the House have released different versions of a private meeting between the Holy Father and Nancy Pelosi last Wednesday. The Pope spoke of “the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.” Pelosi’s statement [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 18, 2009
Disgusting, but not too far off from how some people view the new president. Read the whole story here.
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by Steve Ray on February 18, 2009
Pope Releases Dates for His Travels to the Holy Land Zenit just released news of the Pope’s scheduled trip to Jordan and Israel. He will be there from May 8-11, 2009. Our first pilgrimage group in May will arrive in Tel Aviv on May 8 just as the Pope is landing in Amman Jordan. We [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 18, 2009
Patty Bonds, a very dear friend of mine whom my wife and I have visited many times in Phoenix — and interviewed by Janet and I for our upcoming Defenders of the Faith TV series. For more info and pictures on the venture, click here for an earlier blog. On her blog Abbas Little Girl [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 17, 2009
Not only did they resist the Socialist Agenda of the “Economic Recovery” package signed by President Obama, but they have now written to Cardinal Rigali pledging their defiant support to defeat the legisltative abomination called FOCA — the so-called “Freedom of Choice Act” that would make abortions legal — with no recourse for the States, [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 17, 2009
12-year-old steals day with pro-life speech Teachers threaten disqualification, but girl chooses to speak against abortion By Chelsea Schilling © 2009 WorldNetDaily “Despite facing threats of disqualification, a 12-year-old girl took first place in a speech contest when she eloquently argued for the rights of unborn children – after an offended judge quit. “What if [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 13, 2009
It is a large file, but let me know if it looks OK. We wanted to get all our info into one comprehensive brochure. My son Jesse created it. Thanks Jesse!
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by Steve Ray on February 13, 2009
I love these brave men and women who are putting their lives on the line serving US in the U.S. Military. The other day at the airport I saw a group of soldiers returning from Iraq in their fatigues. I dropped my bags, stepped up and saluted them. I thanked them for serving our country! [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 12, 2009
The Original Story *********** From my friend and canon lawyer Ed Peters: Why the Original SSPX Excommunications were Valid (Jan 27, 2009) While we await the L’Osservatore Romano article that is to offer an account of how Pope Benedict XVI arrived at the decision to lift the excommunication imposed on the four priests who received [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 11, 2009
The news is solidifying — the Pope plans to visit the Holy Land in May 2009. I will be there with two separate groups during May, one an open pilgrimage (seats still open) and another leading Dr. Scott Hahn and his group (filled with waiting list). We are watching the pope’s plans very carefully to [...]
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