June 2010

Supreme Court Rules Against Christians

by Steve Ray on June 30, 2010

Supreme Court rules against Christian student group that ‘discriminated’ against gays In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled on June 28 that the University of California Hastings College of the Law may deny recognition to a Christian organization that does not permit gays and lesbians to hold leadership positions. . . . [...]

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Arrived in Sydney Australia

by Steve Ray on June 27, 2010

For the Australian website with our schedule, the talk venues, a video trailer and more, visit http://www.thecatholicforum.org/ After over 24 hours in airports and planes we arrived in Australia. At home in Michigan it is now 4:30 PM Sunday. Here it is winter and 6:30 AM Monday. Very strange :-) We landed Sunday morning (pictures [...]

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Australian on the Media

by Steve Ray on June 25, 2010

If Hollywood honored Christian heroes… June 25, 2010 Weary of blockbuster films that distort the history of the Church and/or focus on the negative, Michael Cook, the editor of the Australian site MercatorNet, muses on how many compelling films could be made about saints and heroes of the Church. He mentions, for example, Walter Ciszek, [...]

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Boarding our Plane for Australia

by Steve Ray on June 25, 2010

We are on our way to Australia for two weeks of talks. Also on tour, though on different tracks, are Deacon Alex Jones and Fr. Mitch Pacwa. After my 16 talks in five cities Janet and I head to the Philippines to give another 20 talks in two weeks to conferences, auditoriums, seminaries, huge high [...]

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Radio

by Steve Ray on June 24, 2010

I will be on Ave Maria Radio at 5:40 PM Eastern.

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Great Day with the Grandkids

by Steve Ray on June 22, 2010

Today they were all here and we jumped on the golf cart (the six that can hang on by themselves) and off we went through the country roads for an adventure. In the picture you can see Dominic holding the snake we caught. He was the Keeper of the Snake. Damian was the noble “Keeper [...]

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Catholic Answers Live

by Steve Ray on June 22, 2010

I was the second guest on Catholic Answers Live at 7 PM Eastern answering Questions from Non-Catholics. We had some great questions and the first one went on for 35 minutes since it was very intense though friendly. The question was “How can you claim the Roman Catholic Church is the one true church when [...]

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Why Obama is not the Problem

by Steve Ray on June 20, 2010

This quote was translated into English from an article appearing in the Czech Republic as published in the Prager Zeitung of 28 April 2010. It has obviously not been been “filtered” by the well intensioned but soft headed folks who control thought and information in America. “The danger to America is not Barack Obama but [...]

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Another Bishop Stands Up!

by Steve Ray on June 18, 2010

Michigan bishop suspends funding of Catholic Campaign for Human Development A Michigan bishop has temporarily suspended funding of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. “After consulting with a number of advisors, Bishop [Bernard] Hebda has decided that for this year (2010), while CCHD’s systems are under review, a donation will not automatically be sent to [...]

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My Granddaughter Bella tries to talk :-)

by Steve Ray on June 17, 2010

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US Taxpayer Promote Abortion (that means us!)

by Steve Ray on June 17, 2010

US government study finds $1 billion in federal support for abortion advocates American taxpayers have provided about $1 billion in funding for organizations that promote legal abortion in the US and abroad, according to official statistics furnished by the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO). . . .

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What Are You?

by Steve Ray on June 17, 2010

Are you an American that happens to be Catholic? or, Are you a Catholic that happens to be an American? If you are a citizen of another country, the same question applies. Paul wrote, “But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 3:20, NAB)

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Democracy vs. Liberty

by Steve Ray on June 17, 2010

“Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.” Benjamin Franklin

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You may enjoy (probably the wrong word :-) reading this article by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS, Staff Journalist. She describes the incredible demand that muslims want to share the Cathedral in Cordoba Spain. Following is the first two paragraphs of the article. My comments and article follow them. “Muslim rights groups in Cordoba, Spain are pressuring [...]

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New Dean at Catholic U – pro-abort?

by Steve Ray on June 15, 2010

Catholic U’s new president: Law school dean who awarded honorary degree to abortion proponent John H. Garvey, the dean of Boston College Law School, has been named president of Catholic University of America. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Law School, Mr. Garvey served as assistant to the Solicitor General during [...]

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I was interviewed for this article on Catholic Scripture Study for which I write many of the studies (eg. Genesis, Acts, 1 & 2 Corinthians). It is a nice article. You can read it here.

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