by Steve Ray on February 8, 2009
In the Light of the Law looks at what kind of charism a criminal (or a sociopath) founder can bequeath: http://www.canonlaw.info/2009/02/maciel-was-criminal-or-sociopath-but.html And George Weigel calls for immediate Vatican intervention in the Legion: http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/?p=1311 No Immediate Vatican Involvement Click here My heart goes out to the many great men in the Legion who don’t deserve the [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 5, 2009
Rome’s Reconciliation Writing for Newsweek, EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel explores and explains Pope Benedict XVI’s lifting of excommunication of four Lefebvrist bishops, including Holocaust denier Richard Williamson: “the lifting of Williamson’s excommunication in no way constitutes a papal endorsement of Williamson’s lunatic view of history, or a retraction of John Paul II’s 1998 [...]
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by Steve Ray on January 11, 2009
Tonight I was the guest on Catholic Answers Live Monday night from 6-7 PM Eastern time. Our topic was the relationship between Ss. Peter and Paul. For more info or to view the options for listening to the archived show, click here. To listen to the archived show on RealAudio, click here.
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by Steve Ray on January 5, 2009
I live in the suburbs of Detroit — near Ann Arbor to be exact. People ask me, “Aren’t you afraid to go to Israel?” I usually laugh and retort, “No, I’m afraid to go into Detroit!” Today it was announced that Detroit has a new archbishop to replace the retiring Cardinal Maida. Bishop Allen Vigneron [...]
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by Steve Ray on November 1, 2008
I am nauseated by my Michigan governor; I am blush with pride for our bishop. Governor Granholm claims to be a Catholic and is the most pro-death abortion advocate in government who also promotes Embryonic Stem Cell Research (see my earlier blog on “stem cells“). Our new bishop confronted her. Proposal 2 will be decided by [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 10, 2008
What My Grandpa Said About The Pope: A Story My grandpa is a nice old gentleman, with gray hair, and gold spectacles, and very fond of his little grandson Billy—that’s me. Grandpa and I often go out to walk together, that is, on fine days, because on cloudy days he never goes out of the [...]
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by Steve Ray on October 3, 2008
Even if priests did marry, how would they afford a wife with their meager salaries? Take a look at this comparison from a few years ago. Catholic priests are at the lowest rung of the salary scale compared with the Protestant denominations. I ask about affording a wife with tongue in cheek, but there is [...]
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by Steve Ray on July 8, 2008
Peter & the Papacy Verses Protestants tend to overlook or misunderstand about Peter and the Church. Want to see pictures of the Chair of Moses and the Chair of Peter? Click here. Pilgrimage with Steve and Teresa to the Holy Land For Steve's Adventure DVD "Peter, Keeper of the Keys"Steve's detailed defense of the Peter and [...]
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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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by Steve Ray on April 23, 2008
After decades of disinterest, suddenly two Canon 1405 cases? Pope Benedict XVI is believed to be mulling over the possibility of expelling a bishop, Fernando Lugo, from the clerical state. That would certainly be a first under the 1983 Code, and I'm pretty sure, it never happened under the 1917 Code. Read what options the [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 21, 2008
Attached are comments by EWTN News Anchor Raymond Arroyo on the Pope’s visit to the U.S. for use in stories analyzing the impact of the Pope’s visit. God bless! “Journalists are now calling inquiring about whether the Pope's trip was successful and what impact it has had. I stand by two sentences I wrote weeks [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 16, 2008
CBSNews has a nice site with loads of info here.EWTN has a great site here If you know of any other great links and sources, please post them in the Comments below.
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by Steve Ray on April 16, 2008
One: I will join Chuck Neff on Searching the Word on Relevant Radio at 1 PM Eastern to discuss the Pope and the where you can find THAT in the Bible. Learn more at www.RelevantRadio.com. To see images of some of the places we will discuss, visit my photo page (look for Israel: Caesarea Philippi) [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 15, 2008
Today my wife Janet and I went to Saint Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus and blessing from the Holy Father. I video-taped it for you. Most of you will not get to see the Pope in America this week so we brought the Pope's blessing to you from Rome before he arrives in America. Enjoy and [...]
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by Steve Ray on March 2, 2008
I live in the Lansing Michigan diocese. Our bishop Carl Mengeling, himself a convert from Lutheranism, submitted his retirement letter over two years ago. This week we found out we had a new bishop — Earl Boyea. Our pastor, Fr. Ed Fride, knows this new bishop who was/is an auxiliary bishop for Detroit and professor [...]
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by Steve Ray on January 17, 2008
The following is the text of the address that the Holy Father Benedict XVI was supposed to have given during a visit to Rome's Università degli Studi "La Sapienza", scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, January 17, and cancelled yesterday (English translation by AsiaNews). Click here.
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