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Countdown to Persecution in America

Two excellent articles (Part I and Part II and Part III). There is no doubt our society is rapidly moving away from it foundations and turning into an intolerant, secular society. When that happens...

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The Eucharist and the Fathers of the Church: Article by Steve Ray

The Eucharist and the Fathers of the Church, by Steve Ray The word “Eucharist” was used early in the Church to describe the Body and Blood of Christ under the forms of bread and wine. Eucharist comes...

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The Sign of the Cross: It’s History, Meaning and Biblical Basis

SIGN OF THE CROSS By Steve Ray The Sign of the Cross is a ritual gesture by which we confess two important mysteries: the Trinity and the centrality of the Cross. It is the most common and visible...

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If Divorce and Remarriage are OK …

  If divorce and remarriage becomes acceptable (or gay marriage) then did St. Thomas More and St. John Fisher die for nothing? Was John the Baptist beheaded for nothing? King Henry VIII was right after...

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Baptists at the Council of Nicea?

Nicea, August 24, A.D. 325, 7:41 p.m.    “That was powerful preaching, Brother Athanasius. Powerful! Amen! I want to invite any of you folks in the back to approach the altar here and receive the Lord...

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Are Mormons Right on Total Apostasy of the Church?

The basis for Mormon theology is the concept of the Great Apostasy. Is the history of the Catholic Church a train wreck? Or, is the Mormon foundation a train wreck? This theory states that the Church...

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ISIS Destroys Ancient Christian Monastery of St. Elijah in Northern Iraq

Steve on steps of Abram's ziggurat in ancient Ur in Iraq It is devastating and infuriating to watch ISIS systematically abolish Christianity in the East while the world watches and does next to...

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Wow! Sistine Chapel Explained; Now You See Why We Only Use Liz as our Guide...

Click for info on our March 2016 Year of Mercy Pilgrimage to Rome-Assisi We have four pilgrimages to Rome this year AND LIZ IS OUR GUIDE FOR ALL OF THEM! Take a look at this video to see Liz’s amazing...

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What Happened to the Apostles after the New Testament?

 

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Quick Summary of Common Declaration Signed by Pope and Russian Patriarch

30 Paragraphs that cover a variety of themes. Written on February 11, 2010 by Kathllen Naab Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, and Pope Francis joyously signed a common...

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Another Chart of the Apostles after the New Testament

I posted a chart a few weeks ago but this one surfaces and since everyone seemed very interested in the previous post, I thought you’d appreciate this one as well. Thanks to the ChurchPop.com...

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Steve on Deep Adventure Radio Talking about the Early Church

Sorry about the 30 second Lowe’s commercial. Can’t get rid of it, embedded in the broadcast.  Stephen and Bear discuss the young roaring Lion of the early church and how they worshiped, what the key...

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How We REALLY Got the Bible – the Facts Simply Presented (print this out,...

This is just one page of Bob Sullivan’s excellent little tri-fold handout to explain how we got the Bible. It is from the Catholic and historical perspective without all the Protestant biases and...

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My CD Audio “Swimming Upstream: Living a Catholic Life in a Pagan World” now...

This is the talk I have been most asked to give in the last few years. It is a hard-hitting, politically incorrect talk about the state of our culture and what we as Christians are called to do. I use...

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What Happened to the Apostles after the New Testament?

 

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How We REALLY Got the Bible – the Facts Simply Presented (print this out,...

This is just one page of Bob Sullivan’s excellent little tri-fold handout to explain how we got the Bible. It is from the Catholic and historical perspective without all the Protestant biases and...

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One of my favorite 1-minute videos about the Church! Swelling with pride again…

This short one-minute video is a few years old now, but it always makes me swell with pride. I am sharing it again to remind us that the Catholic Church is a blessed and elegant and universal Church...

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In response to a “Bible Christian’s“ Critique & Criticism of Catholics...

A man named and Alan posted a comment on my blog. He claims that he was once a Catholic and therefore he is eminently qualified to comment on Catholics reading Bibles. He said they don’t read Bibles...

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Steve “Appearance” on Catholic Answers Live – Martyrs!

Steve Ray discusses the Catholic Church’s history of martyrs who refused to deny Christ. https://catholicconvert.com/wp-content/uploads/ca190724a-1.mp3 Questions Covered: 18:20 – How can you...

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In 1521 “Reformers” Disagreed among themselves – was it really THAT bad?

A friend named Philip wrote and asked me this question: Christ is Risen. And we with him. I was talking to Evangelical friends who directed me to some historical websites about the Marburg meeting of...

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