Defenders of the Catholic Faith | Hosted by Stephen K. Ray | Author of "St. John's Gospel", "Upon This Rock", & "Crossing the Tiber"

Baptists at the Council of Nicea?

May 19, 2020

Written by Fr. Hugh Barbour, O.Praem. 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 into your hearts. Just come on up. We’ve got brothers and sisters up here […]

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Two Interviews: 1) My interview by a Protestant Pastor; 2) Our experience meeting St. John Paul II

May 18, 2020

Two fun, energetic interviews today in case you are interested. First is a short 15-minute interview with John Harper on Relevant Radio sharing Janet and my experience meeting St. John Paul II twice in Rome at his private Mass and our two married kids meeting him together with their wedding clothes and his prayer for […]

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St. Pope John Paul II Prays for Janet

May 18, 2020

Happy 100th Birthday St. JP II! It was in the Jubilee year of 2000 when we were in Rome with our kids. The Pope invited us to his private Mass. Afterward we were able to meet and speak with him. I presented him with my book Upon this Rock and Janet asked him to pray her her […]

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How Many Denominations are Too Many?

May 18, 2020

We are currently in Israel with a group of 152 excited pilgrims. I have written a paper on the scandal of demoninations. This blog is an introduction to that paper I wrote entitled “The ‘Myth’ of 33,000 Denominations and Swallowing the Holy Ghost Feathers and All.” In the meantime, this morning I post my discussion on the […]

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Debunking 5 Biblical Myths Accepted by Many as True

May 17, 2020

There are three “truths” I have been asked about many times. Often people tell me these as though they’re explaining to me something I’ve never heard before. However, in each case, there is no historical, biblical or actual basis to any three of them. In each case they started being taught in recent times and […]

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St. Thomas Aquinas on Mohammad and Islam

May 15, 2020

St. Thomas Aquinas, the Prince of Theologians and Angelic Doctor of the Church, had a few things to say about Mohammed and Islam: “He (Mohammed) seduced the people by promises of carnal pleasure to which the concupiscence of the flesh urges us. His teaching also contained precepts that were in conformity with his promises, and he gave […]

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My Interview on LifeSite News: My Conversion, the Wuhan Virus Situation & My Take on Pope Francis

May 12, 2020

Last week I did a YouTube interview with John-Henry Westen, editor of LifeSite News. It was also written into an article in which Westen begins, “May 12, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Today I had the chance to speak with well-known Catholic apologist, author, and veteran tour guide of the Holy Land Steve Ray about a wide […]

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Parents Looking for Good Books for their Kids – Here is a Great One on Mary!

May 12, 2020

Mary is quite contrary to many Christians but we Catholics love and venerate her. Do our children know why? What is the best way to introduce our families to Marian apparitions and how she reveals herself to different peoples and cultures. This new and very beautiful book is entitled “Our Lady’s Wardrobe.” In a very […]

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Good News from Israel! Things are getting back to normal!

May 11, 2020

This weekend I received a video from my Nazarean friend and partner Amer Shehadeh. It shows the freeways full of cars and life getting back to normal. Enjoy this 28-second clip with his commentary. We are heading back on July 29 and our bus is already almost sold out. We are very excited to see […]

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Today we visited my 98 1/2-year-old Mom from outside the window

May 10, 2020

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Donate to help local Catholics in Jerusalem – Help me, Help them!

May 10, 2020

Friends: Not sure how to do this but I am determined to do something. There are several families Janet and I know personally in Jerusalem and surrounding areas. The Roman Catholic family at the right is Jeries and his wife and three great kids–one of the families we help. Janet and I are long-term friends […]

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Homosexuals and Shellfish

May 10, 2020

I received a copy of an e-mail which was very sarcastic. The sceptic’s words are in red. He wrote: “Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from you, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries […]

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Did Jesus Re-name Simon the “Rock” – Confusion with Petra, Cephas, Rock and Peter

May 7, 2020

A loving wife of an unbelieving Protestant husband asked me to explain to her husband that Jesus renamed Simon as Peter and how that relates to Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew. So in simple terms I gave it a simple (though a bit long) explanation. I hope it helps you as well. ******************************* Let’s give this […]

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Interview with Steve Ray (Jerusalem Jones)

May 7, 2020

Here is my interview on YouTube with Will Deatherage from Clarifying Catholic. We discuss my conversion story, Scripture and Tradition, the origins of my ministry, and more in 5-minute video clips. Head over to YouTube to check out the full playlist. You can also listen to the interview on Spotify.

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