July 2009

On My Way to Steubenville…

by Steve Ray on July 31, 2009

…to speak on “A Virtual Tour of the Life of St. Paul” and “Christ their Hope: Persecution & Martyrdom in the Early Church.” We will also be announcing a new pilgrimage I will be leading with Dr. Scott Hahn to Rome and Assisi in May 2010!

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Explanation of Modern America :-)

by Steve Ray on July 30, 2009

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New Evidence for the Shroud

by Steve Ray on July 30, 2009

New evidence supports authenticity of Shroud of Turin http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=3647 In new study of the Shroud of Turin has discovered traces of writing in Aramaic, judged by experts to be more than 1800 years old. The visible letters appear to portions of the phrase “king of the Jews”– thereby strongly supporting the belief that the fabric [...]

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On our Way to Batavia IL & Steubenville OH

by Steve Ray on July 28, 2009

Batavia Illinois: This church is just outside of Chicago. I will be speaking tonight on St. Paul. If you are in the area we hope you can join us. For more info, click here. Steubenville Ohio: On Saturday and Sunday I will be speaking at Franciscan University in Steubenville Ohio at the Defending the Faith [...]

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Prolifers–Oppose Obama’s Health Care Plan

by Steve Ray on July 27, 2009

Stealth attack to force government sponsored abortions. Hear the webcast: www.stoptheabortionmandate.com/#register Action plan: www.stoptheabortionmandate.com/action.pdf Brugger’s 10-point summary: www.culture-of-life.org/ Also, Ben Stein: Now We Have Obama Figured Out

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Bizarre Science Czar — Beware!

by Steve Ray on July 26, 2009

From my friend Tony Ryan of Ignatius Press: Many people are not aware that President Obama has appointed a new “Science Czar”. I wasn’t aware until yesterday when I saw the story about the new “Czar” on LifeNews website. That the president would personally appoint a “Science Czar”, a new government position, it is clear [...]

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Pro-aborts and the Eucharist

by Steve Ray on July 24, 2009

Top Vatican official confirms: no Communion for abortion proponents http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=3606 Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, has reiterated that politicians who support legal abortion should be barred from receiving Communion. Because these individuals are engaged in gravely sinful behavior, the Spanish prelate told LifeSite News, it would be an [...]

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Tomorrow on Ave Maria Radio

by Steve Ray on July 23, 2009

I will join Al Kresta on Ave Maria Radio from 3:40-4:00 PM Eastern to discuss Sts. Joachim and Anna, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You can listen online at www.AveMariaRadio.net.

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Grading Sonia Sotomayor

by Steve Ray on July 23, 2009

GRADING SOTOMAYOR In his widely read blog commentary on the Sotomayor confirmation hearing on National Review Online’s Bench Memos, EPPC President Ed Whelan concluded that Judge Sonia Sotomayor “deserves an A+ for brazen doublespeak” and documented her “incredible obfuscation of her support of freewheeling resort to foreign and international law to redefine the meaning of [...]

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An Ideal Bishop — May God give us 100 more!

by Steve Ray on July 23, 2009

http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/5635684/

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Fr. Fessio Fired from Ave Maria University

by Steve Ray on July 21, 2009

Ave Maria University fires prominent Jesuit http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=3569 Father Joseph Fessio, SJ, the prominent Jesuit scholar who founded Ignatius Press, has been dismissed from his post as theology professor and chaplain at Ave Maria University. The firing apparently came in response to Father Fessio’s private expressions of concern about recent administrative decisions on the Florida campus. [...]

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Beware Prolife Americans!

by Steve Ray on July 20, 2009

Are you all aware that Obama expects abortions to be included in the new health insurance plan? This was admitted by Obama’s staffers last weekend on the talk shows. If his plan passes we will all be paying for unlimited abortions. We will be paying for the murder of unborn babies. More details soon.

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On Friday I will be on Catholic Answers Live

by Steve Ray on July 20, 2009

The topic is “What We Can Learn from the Holy Land” or “Symbolism in the Holy Land.” The show will air at 7 PM Eastern time. For more info, click here.

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On my Way to Speak in Grand Rapids Michigan

by Steve Ray on July 19, 2009

I will be sharing my conversion story at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Grand Rapids Michigan. Looking forward to meeting with all these enthusiastic Catholics excited to learn more and to serve Our Lord. After that we go up nnorth in Michigan to stay with Janet’s family a few days and to visit [...]

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From the Womb to the Moon

by Steve Ray on July 17, 2009

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My book UPON THIS ROCK now an E-Book

by Steve Ray on July 17, 2009

I was happy to see that my book Upon this Rock: Peter and the Primacy of Rome in Scripture and the Early Church is now being sold as an e-book through Ignatius Press. It is also sold at a big discount because it doesn’t have to be published with paper and ink. I think I [...]

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