Education

Catholic Courses

by Steve Ray on November 29, 2011

I have been using the Teaching Company and their Great Courses for several years now. Most of them are very good. But when it comes to the Christian Faith and the Catholic Church I dare you to find one that is truly Christian or Catholic. Now they have a competitor: Catholic Courses. Joseph Pearce is [...]

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Two New Talks by Steve Ray

by Steve Ray on October 11, 2011

Two of Steve’s new talks. Both are on audio CD or available as MP3 files to download to computers or iPods and more. Stay tuned for another new talk coming soon: Jesus, the Ultimate Male Role Model. Steve Talks Straight to Teens I was asked to speak for an hour to a group of 800 [...]

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There they were — 800 teenagers in the bleachers at Notre Dame High School in Peoria Illinois. The assignment: Speak to these students for one hour – inspire them – challenge them – teach them the Faith – keep them interested. This audio CD (or MP3 if you prefer) is the result. I had a [...]

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Waiting for Superman

by Steve Ray on July 23, 2011

Just watched the recent documentary entitled Waiting for Superman which critiques the public schools and teachers’ unions in America. It is a sad and devastating story. Every parent should see this movie and act accordingly. Makes me glad we home-schooled our kids. You can see the info on the movie and the trailer by clicking [...]

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Passover Lamb: A True Story

by JesseRay on April 18, 2011

Contributed by Jesse Ray 4-18-2011 I arrived on the scene with my gun and stoically loaded in some self-defense rounds (although I was clearly not in danger). I did not lavish the idea of slaughtering a lamb, but my friend and new-farmer, Pat, called and sheepishly asked for some help. I guess he thought I [...]

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Free Holy Heroes CD

by Steve Ray on December 1, 2010

From my friend, and founder of Catholic Scripture Study, Gail Buckley: My friends Kerri and Ken Davison, are making a great offer that I want to pass on to you, especially those of you who have children or grandchildren or friends with children or grandchildren :)  They are offering a FREE CD on their Holy [...]

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Sick of Sloppy RCIA Materials?

by Steve Ray on November 13, 2010

The 60′s are over! All the watershed they left behind should be thrown away. You don’t have to have sloppy, watered-down, fuzzy, quasi-Catholic RCIA material any more. The Association for Catechumenal Ministry has the best RCIA material around! And they’ve just launched a new blog at http://rciablog.com titled, “The Blog That’s All About RCIA,” this [...]

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“Christian” School Textbooks

by Steve Ray on October 13, 2010

There are many Catholics who send their kids to “Christian” (READ: Protestant) schools. This is of course their right, but not all of them know what their children are being taught. Here are a few pages from a textbook we used for our kids before we became Catholic. This is typical of “Christian” school textbooks. [...]

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Breaking News: Dr. Ken Howell Reinstated

by Steve Ray on July 30, 2010

Thank you for your support. To read the story, visit the SaveDrKen Facebook page here. University of Illinois offers to reinstate Catholic professor fired for his views The University of Illinois has offered to reinstate a Catholic faculty member who was dismissed after he explained Church teachings on homosexuality. . . .

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Defending Good Seminary Professors

by Steve Ray on July 29, 2010

Someone challenged the qualifications of a few professors I know and it seems Canon Lawyer (another friend) took a bit of justified umbrage. The two professors I know are Ralph Martin and Janet Smith who teach at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit. Other names mentioned are Christopher West (Theology of the Body) and George [...]

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Catholic Software for Kids?

by Steve Ray on July 29, 2010

Does anyone know any good interactive Catholic programs for kids on iPhone or the Internet? If so, please inform us in Comments below. Thanks! For lots of good suggestions and links, visit my Facebook page here. EWTN’s Kids Club Penguin (not specifically Catholic but recommended by Catholic users here) Catholic Trivia Junior version in the [...]

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Raising Rebels on Catholic Answers Live

by Steve Ray on July 23, 2010

Our topic was “Raising Rebels, Bringing up Kids in a Pagan World” — how to direct our kids to fight against sin, unchastity and the Culture of Death. You can listen to the archived show here. For other listening options (like MP3) here. Questions answered: 1) Are there any interactive websites for computers and handhelds [...]

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More on Intolerant Dismissal of Dr. Howell

by Steve Ray on July 20, 2010

http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1002895.htm

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Persecution of Faithful Catholic Professor

by Steve Ray on July 17, 2010

I hope people react and make this University feel the pain for their ignorant and intolerant violation of Freedom of Speech and Dr. Howell’s rights. Dr. Howell is a friend of mine, a convert and a man who deserves every bit of support we can give him! “University fires Catholic professor who said homosexual acts [...]

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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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Apologetics Summer Camp for Catholic High School Students Famed Catholic apologist, and author of Why Catholic Bibles are Bigger, Gary Michuta will be teaching a teen apologetics course this summer. Homeschool Connections is sponsoring the event but it’s open to all Catholic students.  They are very excited to bring you and your students this opportunity [...]

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