Saints and Fathers

Visiting Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Krakow Poland

by Steve Ray on September 13, 2011

Visited Sanctuary of Divine Mercy, Krakow Poland. Prayed at St. Faustina’s bones, visited her cell, prayed the Divine Mercy.

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Everyone who knows me even a little knows how much I love Scripture and the history of the Early Church. That is why I get excited about news about biblical people and places. I have a goal (almost completed) to visit the tombs of all the biblical characters. Today a new discovery was announced … [...]

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Governor Cuomo offended by Charge of Concubinage

by Steve Ray on June 29, 2011

Change Behavior, not the Word Read also Sex & the Empire State

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Catholic Answers Live Questions Answered

by Steve Ray on May 16, 2011

Topic: St. John and his Gospel. You can listen on-line at www.Catholic.com. For my book on John, click on the image to the right. All copies sent are signed. You can listen to the archived show here. For more listening and downloading options, click here. Questions I answered on tonight’s show: 1) Was John the [...]

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Two days ago, right before leaving Rome for home, I took off on a 16-mile run through Rome to follow the martyrdom’s and burials of the two Princes of the Apostles: Peter and Paul. Both of them shed their blood in Rome for Jesus and the Church. Peter was crucified upside down in Nero’s Circus [...]

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Beatification!

by Steve Ray on May 1, 2011

It was beautiful weather and a great day! Everyone was very happy and joyful even though 1.5 million crowded around St. Peters. Hope you enjoy the video and our pilgrims’ comments and below, my run through the event trying to get as close as I could. My Run to the Beatification

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Recollections on JPII

by Steve Ray on May 1, 2011

One Day John Paul II returned ill from the hospital and his attendants were told he was to stay in bed for several days. In the morning they came to his room and found him missing — he was not in his bed. They searched the apartment and found the Pope deep in prayer in [...]

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Streaming Beatification on the Web

by Steve Ray on April 28, 2011

VATICAN CITY, APRIL 21, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican will work through its official Twitter and Facebook pages to live-stream the vigil and beatification of John Paul II. (Picture: Posters all through Rome!) The Pontifical Council for Social Communications, in collaboration with the Vicariate of Rome and Vatican Radio, is promoting the beatification as an occasion [...]

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Polycarp does not mean “many fish”

by Steve Ray on February 23, 2011

In honor of the Feast Day of the Great Bishop and Saint Polycarp on February 23, we are doing special shows with Drew Mariani on Relevant Radio. The name Polycarp sounds funny to our English ears, but in Greek it comes from two words “poly” meaning many or much, and “carp” meaning fruit. Obviously his [...]

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George Weigel, the biographer of Pope John Paul II, has agree to speak to our pilgrimage in Rome. We arrive in Rome to share in the historical event of the Beatification of Pope John Paul II – AND YOU CAN BE THERE! JOIN US — hear George Weigel, experience the Beatification, tour Rome, visit Assisi, [...]

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Zenit.org – Benedict XVI to Beatify John Paul II

by Steve Ray on January 14, 2011

Benedict XVI is planning to preside over the beatification rite for John Paul II on May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, in the Vatican. A communiqué from the Congregation for Saints’ Causes announced that today the Pope, in an audience with the congregation’s prefect, Cardinal Angelo Amato, “authorized the dicastery to promulgate the decree of the [...]

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On Relevant Radio & Catholic Answers Live Monday

by Steve Ray on November 21, 2010

In the morning (and replayed twice during the day) I will be on Relevant Radio’s Sean Herriott’s show at 7:00 AM Eastern to discuss We will discuss Peter and Paul since Nov. 18 is the Feast Day of the Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul in Rome (where I was two days [...]

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Steve’s Brief Story of St. Paul’s Life

by Steve Ray on November 19, 2010

Since we are in Rome, I thought I would share a short biography I made on the fly of St. Paul at Tre Fontone where St. Paul was beheaded. This will give you a short introduction to St. Paul and his life from the very place where he was beheaded. Free Timeline of the Life [...]

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Free Talks on St. Joseph

by Steve Ray on November 7, 2010

The following is a link to videos of all of the talks from the Totus Tuus 2010 Family Conference that centered on St. Joseph. Enjoy the talks.  One of the attendees said, “The speakers brought out a lot of good insights into St. Joseph that I had never heard before, and all of the videos [...]

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Relevant Radio: Steve on the Early Saints

by Steve Ray on October 31, 2010

Tomorrow I will join Sean Herriott to discuss the early saints — how they lived and how they died and why we call them saints. You can listen live at www.RelevantRadio.com from 7:00 – 8:00 AM Eastern time. I will specifically discussing the Apostolic Fathers. You can purchase my DVD on the Apostolic Fathers filmed [...]

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St. Joseph, Father of Jesus?

by Steve Ray on October 25, 2010

Today we will visit the House of the Holy Family under the Church of St. Joseph in Nazareth. Here I will give my short talk “A Day in the Life of the Holy Family — telling about the quiet, strong hero and father of Jesus. Father of Jesus? Yes, it is correct to call him [...]

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