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Only 8 Seats Left for Scott Hahn Pilgrimage

We are leading Dr. Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center through the Holy Land from May 22-June 1, 2011.For more info, click here.

We only have 8 seats still available before we are full. So if you want to go, please sign up quickly. Call Suzanne or Maria at 800-727-1999, extension 121.

By the way, our pilgrimage to the Beatification of Pope John Paul II is completely full!

Steve Interviewed on Papal Infallibility in Salt Lake Tribune in Mormon Country

I was recently privileged to be interviewed for a very good article on Infallibility by Kristen Moulton of the Salt Lake Tribune. The end result was very good. You can read the whole article here.

Interestingly, it was published side-by-side with an article explaining Mormons and their view of infallibility with their Mormon prophets. Their concept is poorly thought out and fallible (pun intended). You can read that here.

After reading them both you will be glad to be Catholic.

Questions I Answered on Catholic Answers Live

Tonight I was on Catholic Answers Live answering Questions from Non-Catholics. Here is the audio link to listen on line. For more listening options, click here.

Here are the questions I answered:

1) Southern Baptist asked: "To what do you attribute the Catholic Church's unwavering stance on the Pro-Live Movement"?

2) Protestant asked: "If the purpose of purgatory is healing, why are prayers said to get people out quickly"?

3) Seventh Day Adventist: "How does the Catholic Church explain the change of worshiping from Saturday to Sunday"?

4) Baptist asked: "Why is there such a focus on the worship of Mary in the Catholic Church?"

5) An Assembly of God member asked: "Why is it necessary for Catholics to confess their sins to a priest"?

6) American Baptist asked, "Why is the Pope elected, since no one else in the Church is"?

Running in Catholic Heartland of Ohio

This weekend my son Jesse and are are driving through Ohio doing two Parish Missions. One at Immaculate Heart in Cincinnati and one in Russia Ohio.

While here we discovered the 2nd largest collection of relics in the Unites States. It was stunning and profoundly moving. (More at EveryTrail. See below.)

We ran a bit in the area and took some pictures. Click here to see and read more.

Pope Benedict on Pilgrimage

"To go on pilgrimage is not simply to visit a place to admire its treasures of nature, art or history.

"To go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where he has revealed himself, where his grace has shone with particular splendour and produced rich fruits of conversion and holiness among those who believe.

"Above all, Christians go on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, to the places associated with the Lord's passion, death and resurrection."

–Benedict XVI (Nov. 6, 2010)

NEW! Stations of the Cross Talk

Check it out and buy it HERE. It is available in both CD disk or MP3 download (MP3 available very soon).

Learn the origins and history of the Stations, what led up to Christ's Condemnation to Death.

Steve then goes through each Station based on his knowledge of the Bible and Jerusalem and the "real" Stations.

Biblical, medical, geographical and spiritual meditations on each Station. Listen to an audio clip before purchasing.

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Companion Talk: The Pain of the Crucifixion. See it here.

Fighting for his Meal

Now that our grandson Dominic is out of the hospital we could take him for his birthday lunch.

Are Those Girls Real?

Our daughters (and wives) are bombarded with unrealistic expectations about how they should look! They should be glamorous, sexy, beautiful, thin in all the right places and bulging in others. They should be tall, blond . . .

. . . make sure your wives and daughters watch these excellent videos. By the way, us guys can be reminded of reality too (otherwise we look for unrealistic expectations too!)

Click here for Evolution of a Model's Face Once at this site, click on the option for Evolution.

Onslaught against your Daughter

Only Two Seats Left

Only TWO more seats available on our bus for the Beautification trip to Rome!
If you want to go, sign up quickly or the seats will be gone.
Click here for more information.

CatholicsComeHome.org Responds to the Idiot HBO Host Bill Maher – link fixed

This guy Maher is a jerk extraordinaire. www.CatholicsComeHome.org is a great organization (I am on the Board of Advisers).

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