by Steve Ray on April 27, 2007
Fighting police and ambulance sirens, gawking tourists, packed streets, whining moter scooters, police wanting permits and multiple other obstacles, we still got a lot of good work done today. Even two medical emergencies back home weighed on our minds but did not stop us. Our crew is spectacular. Only scenes inside the Roman Colosseum remain [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 26, 2007
Started the day at the newly re-opened chuch of Santo Stefano Rotundo. Janet and I have been eagerly awaiting its renovation for over eight years. It has 30-40 graphic painted murals depicting the gruesome torture and death of early Christians. I will post pictures when I get to the next good internet connection. Then on [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 26, 2007
This is the first time I’ve had a chance to come up for air. Actully we’ve been deep underground a lot recently — today filming deep in the St. Callixtus Catacombs. Great footage including ancient paintings that few if any others have. I even found a rib. Then deep under San Clemente for a 1st [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 22, 2007
Today we finished in Smyrna (Izmir Turkey). We have been able to do everything needed plus were blessed in many other ways by Our Lord. Today we shot the scenes on the Mediterranean Sea outside Ephesus. I was portraying the conversion of Justin Martyr. He was walking along the sea when approached by an old [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 22, 2007
Not sure how to begin, so much has happened in the last three days. But I will start with Miracles, then Monsignors, and finish with Ordinations—in Turkey! The miracles I mention are just a few of the ones most noteworthy, but are not the sum total. Miracle #1Every year or so my back pops and [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 19, 2007
We got some great work done today in Smyrna (Izmir). We gained access to a piece of Polycarp's skull and were able to film all the necessary segments in Polycarp's Church. It was a nightmare getting the permits and actually getting in, but God was merciful. We believe Polycarp interceded for us. More later. Three [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 17, 2007
Just now I get a chance to write. After two days of flying from Detroit to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Istanbul and then Istanbul to Adana, we were exhausted but had to start early the next morning. We even missed Mass since we were in the air on Sunday and in Istanbul we never got out [...]
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by Steve Ray on April 14, 2007
We are on our way to Turkey and Italy to film our next DVD Apostolic Fathers: Handing on the Faith. In honor of the major cities we will visit, I am posting my articles on Acts for the city of Antioch, Ephesians for the city of Ephesus, and Romans for the city of Rome. It [...]
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by Steve Ray on March 26, 2007
An Interview with Janet Ray:Watching God Build His Church: Our Family Journey of Faith Interviewed by Heidi Hess Saxton My wife Janet gave an interview a while back about our family and travels. She told the Canticle about our family, our conversion, and our travels as a family to the Holy Land. She also provided pictures. [...]
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by Steve Ray on March 21, 2007
We finished getting all our work done in Lyon for St. Irenaeus. It was very cold and windy — with snow hampering our efforts. We shot video footage for our upcoming DVD in the Footprints of God video series. This installment will be entitled APOSTOLIC FATHERS: HANDING ON THE FAITH. (Click on pictures for larger images.) We [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 27, 2007
Steve, this is the Catholic Defender coming to you from Iraq! I do want to say that your Footprints of God DVD's are excellent and I highly recommend them to anyone for intertainment, for study, for teaching. I use them here in Iraq for our Bible studies and for teaching RCIA. I also loan them out for [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 21, 2007
Here is a short video clip while we were practicing for a scene for our next Footprints of God DVD — Apostolic Fathers: Handing on the Faith which is scheduled for release in September 2007. Joe Reynolds of Skyline Productions built this marvelous set which we affectionately called the Wall of Fame. To see more [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 19, 2007
To read the short review from Faith & Family Magazine (in PDF format), click here. For a complete list of reviews for our Footprints series, click here.
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by Steve Ray on February 14, 2007
I apologize for not updating my blog for a few days, but we are in Phoenix Arizona working on our next DVD — Apostolic Fathers. Janet and I have been working with Joe Reynolds and his crew from Skyline Productions from early morning until late with little time to catch our breath and with no [...]
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by Steve Ray on February 11, 2007
Janet and I are on our way to Phoenix for the next phase of working on the Apostolic Fathers: Handing on the Faith. Joe Reynolds (Skyline Productions) is our videographer and producer. As part of this documentary he has constructed a marvelous set which we call the Wall of Fame, which is just "one wall [...]
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by Steve Ray on January 23, 2007
What a pleasure it was to read this e-mail from a soldier in Iraq. His nick name is Catholic Defender. He serves the soldiers, does Bible Studies, serves communion when there is no priest, and helps the medics. He is a great guy and look what he is using to teach the troops on the war [...]
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