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Care for Family and Country First – then others. Was JD Vance correct?
Yes, JD Vance was correct, very biblical and Catholic in his common sense assertion that a person should love family first, then his church/community, then his country and THEN others in the wider world. This is the principle foundation when considering immigration and care for others.
What does St. Paul say in 1 Timothy 5:8:
“But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.”
JD Vance told the media and nay-sayers that the old Christian adage Ordo Amoris (The Sacred Order of Love) applied as the foundational consideration when discussing a countries borders and immigration.
For a good article on this, and what Thomas Aquinas has to say in confirmation, read HERE. It starts out,
The vice president was being interviewed by Fox, and he made a straightforward observation: There is an order or hierarchy of loves—what is classically called an ordo amoris. We should love our family first, then our neighbors, then love our community, then our country, and only then consider the interests of the rest of the world. Vance called this a Christian view.
Some reacted with horror. To be Christian is to be universal and impartial, they said! Vance is endorsing an anti-Christian nativism! But Vance is correct. The Christian tradition has a consistent teaching that we are to love those near with a greater fervor than those far away….
(Click here for the whole article. Another two are here and here.)
Great Saturday in Baton Rouge
Great time speaking for Sister Dulce Maria at the Cyprus Springs Mercedarian Prayer Center in Baton Rouge Louisiana. Three talks today. Lovely folks and great Cajun food.
Twenty-seven Years Ago – short clip of my appearance on EWTN’s Journey Home
Wow! My appearance on EWTN’s The Journey Home a few years after our conversion. Probably 1997.
Steve Ray on Journey Home 1997

Older Posts
What are Deportations? And why do many Catholics have it wrong?
The US bishops and many others seem to misunderstand what “deportation” means in the language and content of Church documents. Very interesting read. The article
Forced to Sign though her Tears: A mother’s unforgettable testimony of a forced abortion
As published in The Loop: As the legal case Women’s Life Care Center v. Ellison unfolds, it is bringing to light numerous troubling stories about the irreversible
The Conversion of St. Paul as the Seed of all Paul’s Theology
The Feast Day of the Conversion of St. Paul is February 22. Below is a this is an interview I did with the late, great
“Palestine” – What is the origin and meaning of the word?
I often hear people refer to Jesus as a Palestinian Jew or that the land was called Palestine even back in the times of the
Did Catholics Invent the Doctrine of Transubstantiation in the 1200’s?
Steve, I wanted to ask you a question. I read that transubstantiation was not adopted formally by the church until medieval times. I read the
Steve’s Short Story “The Last Nightmare” Might Scare the Hell Out of You!
The Last Nightmare A Short and Terrifying Story by Steve Ray Everything went blank for a moment, but that moment seemed like eternity. He felt
Janet’s Speech on Pilgrimages (a rarity for her to give a public talk)
Fr. James Conlon, one of our favorite pilgrimage priests, asked Janet to share her thoughts and experiences on pilgrimages. Consider joining us this year on
What is historically wrong with this picture of Mary and her mother Ann?
As promised, I have attached my analysis of this picture of Mary with her mother, Anne. It is a lovely picture expressing pious spiritual realities,
Back to the Holy Land – “Flash Pilgrimage” for those who want to the first ones back
In conjunction with our agents, friends, and advisers in the Holy Land, Janet and I have planned a pilgrimage back to the Land of Our
Divine Mercy Sunday in Divine Mercy Chapel in Poland! Join us in April 2025
We couldn’t believe that we got tickets for the actual Divine Mercy Mass at the Chapel with the Sisters on Divine Mercy Sunday 2025. This
Jesus was a Jew! His Parents too! What does that mean to you?
My article “Jesus was a Jew” was published in Catholic Answers magazine this week. I think you’ll find it helpful and interesting, especially if you
Was Jesus a Palestinian, Illegal Alien and Born to a Homeless, Unmarried Mother?
Every Christmas we get swamped with all kinds of crazy ideas — attempts to debunk Jesus, Mary, Israel and the Catholic Church. This year we






















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