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Virtual Tour of the Passion of Christ
What was Holy Week really like? Steve has been to the Holy Land over 200 times and takes us on a journey from the Institution of the Eucharist on Holy Thursday, through the Resurrection on Easter Sunday.
St. Joseph’s Silent Leadership
Steve dives into the life and meaning of St. Joseph and his life with the Holy Family. This is not the Joseph holding a lily with lotion-soft hands. This is the rugged man with muscles of steel and a heart of gold – the man God chose to raise his son.
Cardinal Pizzaballa and the Israeli Police
There has been a lot of discussion on this. I believe Israel was doing their best to protect the population. The mosques and synagogues were also closed.
But it was wise to come to this agreement. I’ve seen the videos of missiles and shrapnel over the Old City, some landing within meters of the holy slicker. My Palestinian Christian friends have been communicating with me daily.

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The Pain of Stolen Honey
My new article for Lent published by Catholic Answers Magazine entitled “The Pain of Stolen Honey”. Listen to the whole article here:
Steve’s “Meditations on the Stations of the Cross” on Ave Maria Radio EWTN
We discuss the origins of the Stations of the Cross, its history and then meditate on each of the 14 Stations.
Do you speak synodal? – “Summa Pro Synodalatoribus”
My friend Fr. Robert McTeigue SJ, and host of the radio show “The Catholic Current,” provides a short bit of humorous instruction for us mid-Lent.
“What Jesus Encountered in the Wilderness” – New Talk and Radio Presentation on EWTN
This week we are in the middle of Lent when our Lord was out “with the wild animals” in the wilderness being tested. So, I
Two Fun Things from this Monday’s OT Mass Reading
Two fun things in Monday’s Old Testament readings, 1) Naaman’s skin is restored like that of a little child; and 2) he takes a load
Steve’s Interview on EWTN Catholics Come Home is now available on-line
Last week, I posted a notification that the live show would be on EWTN. The 30-minute interview is now available to view on-line HERE
Jews as Proof of God’s Existence & Faithfulness
With Israel and the Jews in the news so much these days I wanted to share this again. With anti-semitism (irrational as it is) at
Mary and Jesus More Closely Related than we may have Thought
The scientific word is “microchimerism”. It is the transfer of cells from the baby’s body into the mother’s body and the transfer of cells of the mother’s
I’m Honored to be the First Guest on 11th Season of “Catholics Come Home” on EWTN TV
My ever inquisitive brother wrote a delightfully unusual book
My brother always thought more deeply than the rest of us. He mulled over things that we took for granted. He took a very different
Questions I Answered on Catholic Answers Live – “A Day in the Life of the Holy Family”
Rollicking fun show discussing life in the 1st century and how the Holy Family lived. “What did daily life look like for the Holy Family?”
St. Polycarp’s name does not mean “many fish”
Today is the Feast Day of the Great Bishop and Saint Polycarp on February 23. When we converted to the Catholic Church my son Jesse chose




























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