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Arriving in Nebraska! Excited about New Talk!

by Steve Ray on July 20, 2018

86BED823-3D51-4CE2-A605-9EFA3A4A123D I’ll be landing in Omaha Nebraska very soon and meeting up with Jim Carroll from Spirit Catholic Radio. They are beginning the celebration of their 20th anniversary on the air. I am proud to be their kick off event!

I will be speaking Friday night in Omaha and on Saturday in Lincoln and Grand Island Nebraska. We are also providing an informational meeting prior to my talks at each of these locations for the Spirit Catholic Radio Holy Land Pilgrimage. My wife Janet and I will be leading this exceptional pilgrimage in November 2019.

29FEEF06-B506-4A43-A374-BF8A5ACEF76F Janet and I are proud to be leading the 4th Pilgrimage for Spirit Catholic Radio over the last years.

The theme for the 20th Anniversary is “Journey to Sainthood” which has been a topic burning in my heart for awhile. Looking forward to finally be sharing the most important and essential topic for Catholics and other Christians!

For more information visit their website HERE.

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Two Relevant Quotes from Two Brilliant Minds

by Steve Ray on July 17, 2018

Christopher Dawson (@cdawsonquotes)
“Protestantism, Liberalism, and Communism are three successive stages by which our civilization has passed from Catholicism to complete secularism. The first eliminated the Church, the second eliminated Christianity, and the third eliminates the human soul.”

Hilaire Belloc (@bellocquotes)

“The Catholic Church is an institution I am bound to hold divine — but for unbelievers a proof of its divinity might be found in the fact that no merely human institution conducted with such knavish imbecility would have lasted a fortnight.”

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We Loved this Movie: “Woman in Gold”

July 15, 2018

We watched an exceptional movie today which we highly recommend! Full of injustice and redemption, courage, family, sacrifice and love. Have Kleenex handy. We will watch it again for sure. The true story of artwork stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish Austrian family and their fight to have it returned. The elegant woman Maria […]

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Israel Breaks IncomIng Tourism Records for Mid-2018

July 13, 2018

JUST REPORTED BY THE STATE OF ISRAEL: “In June alone, 310,200 tourists entered Israel – an increase of about 2% compared with June of last year. (PICTURE: Our full bus of pilgrims in June 2018. One of 8 trips this year to the Holy Land.) “For the first time, Israel crossed the threshold of 2 […]

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Cardinal Arinze: “If Protestants want to receive Communion, they should become Catholic“

July 13, 2018

“It is very important to look at the doctrine,” he added. “The Eucharistic celebration of the Mass is not an ecumenical service. It is not a gathering of those who believe in Christ and who invent a prayer for the occasion. It is a celebration of the mysteries of Christ who died for us on […]

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Little Charlie & the Big Combine!

July 11, 2018

love being a Grandpa!

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Are we too conservative for our own good?

July 9, 2018

Conservatives are conservative by their very nature. But we must get over being so conservative and start being real and vocal Conservatives. Conservative silence is no longer acceptable. We are in the middle of a cultural war! If we stand idly by, our grandkids will someday ask, “What did you do Grandpa? Where were you […]

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I Just Broke the Law and the Pharisees May Come After Me

July 7, 2018

Today I broke the law… I picked kernels of wheat and ate them as I walked through the field. It was Saturday. Had the Pharisees caught me I’d have been reprimanded, “Why are you doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” The amber waves of grain were blowing in the wind over the hundred-acre […]

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What Should Catholics Say When Accused of Worshiping Images?

July 5, 2018

From Taylor Marshall’s blog. Images “Thou shalt not make unto thyself any graven image.” If you look at the context of the commandment, you’ll see that it speaks to worshiping an image. This is wrong because God is invisible and without form. He is so transcendent that even His name is simply “I AM”. So […]

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Fun and Relaxed 4th of July

July 4, 2018

?Happy 4th! Thanks to all those who made our independence and freedom possible! Kids all traveling so Janet & I took 3.5 mile walk, cooked healthy food on the barbie and watched hilarious family-friendly Aussie movie “Deckchair Danny.” Love being a husband/dad/granddad, love being an American, love being Catholic! (Picture from front porch.)

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The Price the American Founders Paid for Liberty

July 3, 2018

Though there are ambiguities and nuances explained at Snopes, the gist of this list of suffering is real. The Founders of America who signed the Declaration of Independence painted a bull’s-eye on their chest. They did this to secure our freedoms as a Christian nation. With a new election upon us it is imperative we […]

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Seven Rules for Dealing with Non-Catholic Family and Friends

July 2, 2018

This is always an interesting topic that floods the phone lines. I was on Son Rise Morning Show today on this topic so I reposted by popular request discussing how we as Catholics can relate to and influence our family and friends. Ready to go! Family life can cause tension and strife among families. How […]

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Vine, Branches & Fire: Where Will You End up?

July 2, 2018

I was out cutting vines out of the trees and thought of the words of Jesus.

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“Walk Away Movement” has gone viral

July 2, 2018

A gay hairdresser in New York explains why he’s walking away from the liberals and the Democrats. Very interesting and spreading like wildfire.

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Immigration: Nations Have Right and Obligation to Secure Borders (Catholic Perspective)

July 1, 2018

Great article by Catholic Answers: A Nation Has a Right to Control Its Borders Scott Richert February 06, 2017 “Can borders be controlled? Yes, each country has a right to control its borders, who enters and who leaves, and countries that are in danger—of terrorism or the like—have more right to control them more . […]

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