by Steve Ray on December 13, 2009
Jeff Miller posted an interesting commentary on his Facebook account. It regards Jimmy Carter pontificating on church history. What a joke — that’ like me giving a lecture on brain surgery. I have provided the full text below. I agree with Jeff! Frankly, I consider Carter the 2nd worst president in US history (the 1st [...]
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by Steve Ray on December 11, 2009
Swiss vote on minarets seen as protest against failure to assimilate Muslim immigrants In a provocative essay on the Swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets, David Goldman of First Things argues that the people of Switzerland—and Europe generally—are reacting not only against radical Islam, but against the supposition that even moderate Muslims cannot [...]
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by Steve Ray on December 9, 2009
With pro-life amendment’s defeat, US bishops urgently call for changes in Senate health bill For full article: http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=4840 By a 54-45 vote, the United States Senate has rejected the Nelson-Hatch-Casey Amendment to health care legislation. The amendment would have kept in place “the longstanding and widely supported federal policy against government funding of health coverage [...]
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by Steve Ray on December 9, 2009
Today our Baton Rouge parish mission at St. Isidore’s is completed but we are staying long enough to join the parish social with Cajun dancing and great home cooked local Louisiana foods. This is great! What a great bunch of faithful and orthodox Catholics. Fr. Fred Youngs has been wonderful! I love finding priests and [...]
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by Steve Ray on December 3, 2009
Senate passes measure that could allow mandatory abortion coverage in health-care bill The US Senate today approved the “Mikulski amendment” to the proposed health-care reform bill, paving the way for mandatory abortion coverage in health insurance programs. The Mikulski amendment stipulates that health insurance carriers must cover any procedure that is classified by the Health [...]
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by Steve Ray on December 3, 2009
You will enjoy this well-written story of Kristyn’s search for God and then for his Church. She traveled through the desert with many stops along the way before finding the beautiful oasis of the Catholic Church. Here is an excerpt from her story, “I learned my first memory verse that night, Psalm 27:1. The Lord [...]
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by Steve Ray on December 2, 2009
Here I am still in the heart of Tennessee. I noticed a creche scene (manger scene with baby Jesus) on the side of the road. I took a double-take when I saw the Three Wise Men with shiny fire helmets on their heads. I thought it was strange. So I stopped at the little restaurant [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 29, 2009
I usually mind my own business and worship God at Mass, but there are times I step out of my comfort zone. Once was when the priest said no miracle took place at the multiplication of loaves and fish. Today if was for other reasons. My wife Janet said I was antsy and nervous at [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 27, 2009
Dominic will be seven years old in January. We spent Thanksgiving together and I told him he’d get $5 to memorize John 3:16 by the end of the afternoon. He wrote it out, looked it up in the Bible, and began to seriously concentrate on memorizing this important verse in the Bible — the first [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 27, 2009
My topic is “Faith and Works” — and how we are justified before God. You can listen live over the internet by visiting www.Catholic.com. Much of my discussion will revolve around “the flint knife” and I will post all the questions and the link to the archived show after the fact. You can prepare for [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 27, 2009
There is hope for our land when we Catholics rise up and demonstrate our love for God and the Church. It is time again for bishops to take the lead and promote and teach and demonstrate the truth of the Catholic faith! I love seeing things like this. Click on this impressive picture for a [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 27, 2009
Thanks to Ryan and Kim Broker for sharing their beautiful pictures on Snapfish. You can see them here. They write: “I’m sure you have many wonderful photos as well…and I’m excited to see them. Kim and I can’t thank you all enough for your sharing this experience with us. God Bless you all! In Christ, [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 27, 2009
The Manhattan Declaration is a short but potent call of Christian Conscience. It is a statement of Christian truth against the encroaching secular culture hell-bent on stripping us our our freedom of religion and the sactity of life and the dignity of marriage. This Declaration has already been signed by over 150,000 Christians in less [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 27, 2009
I read Zenit every day. It is a good way to keep up on the world through the lens of the Catholic Church. Here is their offer for a free subscription. In the midst of many problems and chaos in the world, the Catholic Church continues to raise her voice and proclaim the truth of [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 25, 2009
American nuns mount ‘almost universal resistance’ to Vatican inquiry Many leaders of women’s religious orders in the US are refusing to answer questions submitted to them as part of the Vatican’s apostolic investigation, the National Catholic Reporter reveals. One informed source told the Reporter that only about 1% of the religious contacted had responded by [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 24, 2009
As usual, a pithy and good article on the current battle facing all of us by Deal Hudson. http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7227&Itemid=121&ed=1
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