Transfiguration, Miracle in Cana and Annunciation in Nazareth

April 23, 2013

A great first day with this group in the Holy Land. Everyone is now enjoying the great weather, sitting on the shore of Galilee – some are even swimming. Others are sharing a glass of wine while discussing all the things we saw and learned today. Dinner is in a few minutes and everyone is [...]

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First Day in Galilee for our April Pilgrimage

April 22, 2013

Our full bus of excited pilgrims arrived almost on time and were tired but excited to go! Because it was an early arrival, we had time to drive along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Haifa where we had Mass at Mount Carmel at Elijah’s Cave. After a drive through Haifa toward Tiberias we [...]

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Entering the Empty Tomb; A Contrast – Now and Back Then (our 1st group arriving in Israel today)

April 22, 2013

It looks different today, but the place is the same. It is darker now, covered with a dome that blocks the sun. There is no grass, no hillside, no trees waving their leaves nearby.   Instead there are the hushed voices of hundreds of people, the Muslim call to prayer echoing in the distance and the [...]

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“We have no doubt the brothers were not acting alone:” FBI hunting 12-member jihad terror sleeper cell linked to Boston jihad murderers

April 21, 2013

What you won’t hear or read in the the politically correct, leftist media: “The FBI was last night hunting a 12-strong terrorist “sleeper cell” linked to the Boston marathon bomb brothers. Police believe Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were specially trained to carry out the devastating attack. “More than 1,000 FBI operatives were last night working [...]

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Again Walking on Holy Ground; By the Way, What Makes Ground Holy?

April 21, 2013

We arrived early to set things up; our group arrives Monday!!! ******************************* And God said, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you stand is holy ground.” Holy ground? What holy ground? This was a harsh wilderness. Vultures circled above during the day and hyenas prowled at night. There were no church [...]

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Pope Benedict’s “First Convert” – and a Jewish Convert at that

April 20, 2013

Groucho Marx once said, “I wouldn’t want to belong to any club that would have a guy like me as a member.”  So began my witness testimony at the Easter Vigil on April 7, 2007, when my wife Barbara and I entered the Catholic Church. For a New York Jew, who’d detested the name “Jesus” [...]

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Samples of the Lefts’ Response and Bias

April 20, 2013

These few samples demonstrate the mindset of the Left-controlled secular media – and they try to convince us they are fair-minded, smart and worthy to inform our country? Good grief America! Wake up!

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Interesting Updates on Boston Jihadist; the Lefts’ Reactions; Picture of the Murdered Catholic Boy, the Bomber and the Bomb

April 20, 2013

Second Boston jihad murderer arrested     Apr 19, 2013 09:07 pm | Robert One less jihadi on the street tonight. “Police arrest second suspect in Boston bombings,” from the Times of Israel, April 20: WATERTOWN, Mass. — Boston Police confirmed Friday night that the second suspect in Monday’s Boston bombings was arrested after a tense [...]

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Robert Spencer’s Article: Jihad in Boston

April 19, 2013

Updated report on Boston bombers without the ubiquitous politically correct frosting to obfuscate the emerging details of the the jihad attack in Boston. Link here http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/04/robert-spencer-jihad-in-boston-1.html Follow future updates at JihadWatch.org. Understanding the Chechnyan connection.

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Tiffany’s Story: Surprised What She Found

April 19, 2013

In July 2009 at 20 years of age, I came into full communion with the Catholic Church, having been formerly a Baptist highly involved in my high school youth group, as well as being a non-denominational who served on foreign mission trips with that faith community in the two years of high school graduation. I [...]

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Sisters Go to Final Round of Bible Contest

April 18, 2013

The three Bible experts from the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, have secured a spot in the May 23 finale of “The American Bible Challenge” game show. Now, the sisters are hoping to win the “fan favorite” contest by winning the most votes from viewers. From today through Sunday, May 19, fans [...]

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The Pain of Stolen Honey

April 18, 2013

A painful price is paid when one reaches his hand into a swarm of bees to swipe some of their honey. Stingers fly and welts flare. Wild honey is not collected from wild bees without burning pain and suffering. Today there is protective equipment and methods to harvest honey, but in times past it took [...]

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Steve Ray’s Radio Interview in Portland

April 17, 2013

You can listen to my interview with Dina Marie Hale on KVBM Portland by clicking HERE.  

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Purgatory? Doesn’t that Deny the Work of Christ?

April 16, 2013

What’s the Deal with Purgatory? by Steve Ray Isn’t the finished work of Christ sufficient? Didn’t he pay for all my sins? Why the heck do Catholics teach that we have to suffer in Purgatory for our sins? Plus, the Bible never mentions purgatory so it must be an unbiblical doctrine, right. Wow! Sounds like [...]

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Bald Eagle out our Window

April 15, 2013

Last week we were sitting in our bedroom. I was writing and working on e-mails. My wife let out a surprised shout, “Look, a bald Eagle!” I jumped up and tripped over the chair in our room. The eagle was a mature one with bright white head and tail. He sat in our tree for [...]

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FCC set to drop ban on f-word, nudity on television and radio stations nationwide

April 12, 2013

Go to this site to file your complaint. We don’t have television anymore, we got rid of it eight years ago, and no one missed it. But I filed my complaint anyway.

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