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What are the Biblical Sites in Jordan? You will be surprised
We hope you can join us in February. Small, intimate group and the best time to go — everything is open, no lines or crowds, great weather!
What are the biblical sites in Jordan? Click the image below the the surprising list. Join us in lJordan and Israel this February.
Clever and Beautiful Graphic Summary of my book Crossing the Tiber

Renaissance Madrigal of Psalm 150 sung gloriously in Latin – sit back and enjoy!
Find a quiet moment, relax, read Psalm 150 below and then listen to this glorious rendition composed by William Byrd (c. 1540-1623), an English convert from Anglicanism to the Catholic Church.
1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens!
2 Praise him for his mighty deeds;
praise him according to his excellent greatness!
3 Praise him with trumpet sound;
praise him with lute and harp!
4 Praise him with tambourine and dance;
praise him with strings and pipe!
5 Praise him with sounding cymbals;
praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
(English Standard Version Catholic Edition (n.p.: Augustine Institute, 2019), Ps 150:1–6.) For more of their music, click here.
Thanks to Aleteia
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Did Israel commit genocide in Gaza?
Amid a hostile audience at the Oxford Union, in a debate with an anti-Zionist interrogator, Professor Alan Dershowitz brilliantly explains what actually happened. He has
Will the Gates of Hell Prevail in the USA?
“The gates of hell shall not prevail!” I have heard this affirmation many times in the last year. There seems to be a certainty that
“Islam, What Every Infidel Should Know”
I gave this talk about 10 years ago at Franciscan University of Steubenville during the Defending the F Faith summer conference. At first I declined
Martyrs of Rome: Are You Prepared to Witness for Christ?
Since we are in Rome (just Janet and I for our 50th anniversary), I thought I would share one of the talks I give while
Mass Celebrating 50 Years of Marriage
The smartest thing I ever did was marry Janet Sklenar 50 years ago on December 4,1976. Even though our anniversary is actually December 4, we
The Holy Land Awaits You! Even the Forgotten Half
Have any idea how much of the story of salvation took place on the other side of the Jordan River? I’ve counted around fifteen or
“Council of Jamnia” and Old Testament Book Collection
The Old Testament Canon and the “Council of Jamnia” Many popular myths are believed simply because people want to believe them—not because they are true.
Cruise Day 14: Blessing of Items, Toasts, Farewells and Departure
A sad evening and morning know our pilgrimage has come to an end, but also joyful in all that we have done and shared together.
Cruise Day 13: Corinth
Two videos below: 1) Our day in Corinth; 2) My talk on “The Erastus Sone of Corinth 4:00 AM Cruise arrived in Athens (Piraeus) 06:30
Cruise Day 12: Free Day at Sea, All Saints Sunday Mass, Stories and Farewell Gathering
A wonderful free day “at sea”, our last day on the ship. The only events were Sunday Mass followed by Fr. James Conlon funny and
Purgatory? Absent from the Body = Present with the Lord?
I realize now — that as a Protestant — I misquoted the Bible when challenging Catholics about Purgatory. Catholics taught that there may be a “transition”
Cruise Day 11: Thessaloniki, Berea, and my talk on the Bereans and Sola Scriptura
Two videos below: 1) The video of our day in Thessaloniki and Berea, 2) My talk on the Bereans and Sola Scriptura. Cruise ported in
Were the Bereans “Bible Alone”?
Since we are in Thessaloniki today, just a few miles from Berea (which I have visited a number of times), I thought I’d share my
Cruise Day 10: Philippi, Paul’s Jail, Kavala, Ancient Via Egnatia
Two videos below: 1) Our day in Philippi and Kavala (Neapolis); 2) Steve answers the Philippian jailer’s “ What must I do to be saved?”



















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