. Steve Ray is a popular Catholic author, speaker and Holy Land tour guide extraordinaire. Here's a quick bio from his author's page at Ignatius Insight:
Stephen K. Ray was raised in a devout, loving Baptist family. His father was a deacon and Bible teacher and Stephen was very involved in the Baptist Church as a teacher of Biblical studies and lectured on a wide range of topics. Steve and his wife Janet entered the Catholic Church in 1994.
. I'm putting a link to a page at Lighthouse Media. If you aren't familiar with them, spend a few minutes checking out their program. Basically, you put up a "free CD" rack at your parish (requesting donations, of course) and let people get free CDs with talks by folks like Scott Hahn, Tim Staples, Pat Madrid -- all the good ones. The up-front cost is kinda' steep but their experience is that donations cover costs quickly and your fellow parishioners get sold-out for Jesus in a hurry.
Another option is to just join their CD club and they'll send you a disk for you to listen to and hand on. Pretty easy way to evangelize, frankly. I've heard about 15 of the CDs and they've all been solid.
In any case, they're giving away free MP3 talk by Dr. Scott Hahn on confession. Check it thou out.
Here is a suggestion for a good talk on marriage with Father John Riccardo. The 4 goods of marriage, Permanence, Partnership, Faithfulness, Fruitfulness. I think there are over 250 talks now available on Fr John's website.
This man has had a great impact on my faith and I would like to share with others what we enjoy locally in metro Detroit, a true gift top the chuch...Fr. John Riccardo.
Reader Dave, who has sent in some pretty darn good recommendations in the past, sent in the following e-mail:
I have a suggestion for a talk on the mass by Fr. John Riccardo in 2008. This one is more of a big picture approach to the spiritual realities that occur during mass and the attitudes we should bring with us to Church. I would also recommend the book "What Happens At Mass" that Fr mentions.
The 15th annual Steubenville South Catholic Youth Conference was held on June 26-28 2009 in Alexandria LA. Here you will be able to listen and download the talks and homilies given throughout the weekend. You will also find more information about the speakers in the speakers section. You can listen here or get the talks through iTunes by clicking the link on the right.
This powerful and engaging talk was centered around choosing to pickup our crosses and following Christ. It is a radical choice that will cost something but in light of what we receive, it is nothing.
Catechism and Scripture References: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2466, 2053, 520, 1816, 932, 618, 1709, 546, 1036 Scripture: Matthew 10:37-38, Matthew 16:24, Mark 1:17-18, Mark 8:38, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:8
Shannon’s Sunday morning keynote led the teens into a time of prayer and reflection, introducing and guiding them through Lectio Divina.
Catechism and Scripture References: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2708,2715,2612,2669,2601,1824,2719,2711,787,2700,2654,921,1995,2074,2701,2725,2709,2697,2564 Scripture: Matthew 14:23, Mark 1:35, Mark 6:46, Luke 11:1-6, Romans 12:12, John 15:4-9, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 3:8
The purpose of this homily was to highlight the role Christ plays in our salvation as the Lamb of God, to encourage the young people to move past a “What Would Jesus Do?” spirituality and move into a true relationship with Christ and to avoid temptations by saying “Adios Baby”
Catechism and Scripture References: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 617, 603, 1339, 602, 1367 Scripture: John 1:29, 1 Peter 1:18, 1 Timothy 2:6, Mark 10:45
In Bishop Herzog’s homily, he encouraged and challenged th teens to live under the Lordship of Jesus. To help them understand God’s authority, but also his protection and care that comes from submitting their lives to Him everyday.
Catechism and Scripture References: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 450, 304, 648, 1216, 144, 1269, 2097, 1995, 2280, 1900, 2046, 901 Scrpiture: Romans 5:19, John 3:36, Romans 6:16, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Romans 8:7, Romans 10:3, James 4:7
This workshop was to provide a basic foundation for determining right and wrong and some practical skills to help young people choose holiness and God’s will.
Catechism and Scripture References: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2343, 1696, 1728, 1777, 2826, 1787 Scripture: Matthew 7:7, Romans 12:2, 1 John 2:17, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 Peter 4:17
This workshop was to help teens not only discover the role Saints and Mary can play in their faith lives, but to give them practical tools for developing devotions to these saints.
Catechism and Scripture Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2030, 956, 2683, 828, 2675-2679, 948, 957, 1475, 962, 721 Scripture: Revelation 3:16, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Ephesians 4:11-12, 3 John 1:11, Hebrews 6:11-12
Shannon presented a workshop designed to help teens understand the Church’s call to love and serve the poor and to give them practical tips to put this service into practice on a local level.
Catechism and Scripture References: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1033, 1825, 2405, 2443-2449, 1929, 2832, 1889, 1397, 2053, 2820 Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:25-27
In this workshop, Fr. Darrin inspired and challenged the young people to embrace the universal vocation of love and holiness that is each of theirs through Baptism. And as they immerse themselves in this vocation, they will be more disposed to hear the call of God to the religious or married life.
Scripture and Catechism Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1877, 44, 2392, 2085, 2232, 2030, 784, 1603, 2820, 1642, 2331, 826 Scripture: Matthew 9:1, Matthew 4:17-20, Mark 6:7, Luke 6:12-16, Romans 1:1,6-7, 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
This workshop given by Mark Hart was designed to reinforce in the minds and hearts of the teens that in the Mass, no matter where they are, Jesus is there – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. To challenge them to prepare their hearts and minds to give and receive as much as possible during the Mass.
Scripture and Catechism References Catechism of the Catholic Church: 1374, 1358, 2827, 1324, 1325, 1365-1367, 1394 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:20, John 6:1-6, Revelation 19:7-9, Matthew 26:26-29, Luke 24:35
This is a talk given by Bob Lesnefsky that focuses on helping teens understand the lies that permeate youth culture, to give them tools to help them see through the lies, and to expose the lies that might be already infecting their thoughts and hearts.
Scripture and Catechism Reference: Catechism of the Catholic Church: 2852, 2484, 392, 2486, 2483, 2847, 844, 2470, 1954, 215, 2466, 2468, 2500 Scripture: Hebrews 4:12, John 14:6, 1 Timothy 3:15, 1 John: 5:7, John 8:44, Romans 1:25, Colossians 3:9
If you haven't heard of Dr. Scott Hahn, you've been living under a Catholic rock for the last 20 years. If you have heard, you know how awesome he is. Give it thou a listen: Letter & Spirit with Dr. Scott Hahn & Mike Aquilina
Scott Hahn with Mother Angelica and Raymond Arroyo on EWTN's "Mother Angelica Live," 4/25/01)
Resources
Medicine of God's Mercy Dr. Scott Hahn - Rome 2008 (A talk that Dr. Hahn gave to the seminarians at the Pontifical North American College.)
Sacraments and Covenant
Letter and Spirit Scott Hahn with Bruce McGregor on KVSS Spirit 88.9, 11/15/05 Letter and Spirit Scott Hahn with Bruce McGregor on KVSS Spirit 88.9, 11/15/05
UPDATE: Some folks in the combox are speculating about these speakers' fidelity to the post-V2 Church. Feel free to chime in.
UPDATED UPDATE: Audio Sancto chimed in and put the matter to rest -- it's all good. Also, Audio Sancto pointed to the linking terms of use, which include the following provision (FYI):
If you can, please say three Hail Mary's for the priests who preach these sermons, and ask others to do the same
Roger WilCo!
A few people have written in recently and pointed me to the Audio Sancto Sermon Series. Since there's really some great stuff there, I've been meaning to do a series of several posts where I break down the talks by topic. Unfortunately, I just can't seem to find the time. Rather than keep holding on to these gems, I figured I'd just share the link. To give you an idea of what's there, here are the links from the front page:
These talks are part of a lecture series delivered by Fr. Joseph Shetler, STL, the associate pastor of St. Joseph Cathedral, and Mr. Spencer Allen, the principal of the parish school. These talks present an overview of the various teachings and practices of the Catholic faith.
Scripture and Tradition (Mr. Allen) Where the Bible comes from and how we know it's true, and the other way God has revealed Himself to mankind.
Basics of Catholic Theology (Fr. Shetler) How Catholics talk about faith and morals, theological terms and categories, what theology is and what its sources are.
Infallibility of the Church and Papacy (Mr. Allen and Fr. Shetler) What it means and what it doesn't mean to be infallible, who is infallible, when, and how.
Responding to Scandal (Mr. Allen and Fr. Shetler) The Crusades, the Inquisition, the Galileo case, and Pius XII and the Nazis; how to respond to challenges like these.
Original Sin and Original Justice (Mr. Allen and Fr. Shetler) How our first parents were created, what the fall means, and how it affects all of us.
Priesthood (Fr. Shetler) What priesthood is in general, the nature of the Christian priesthood, and why it is reserved to men.
Baptism and Salvation (Mr. Allen and Fr. Shetler) What Baptism is, where it comes from, what it accomplishes, and why it is necessary.
Grace, Faith and Works, and Salvation (Mr. Allen) How Protestants and Catholics believe very different things about how we are saved and what being saved really means.
Theology of the Body (Mr. Allen) How our understanding our understanding of how God created us can bring us to a greater understanding of God, himself, as well as help us to connect more fully with the body of Christ.
Basics of Morality and Sexual Ethics (Mr. Allen and Fr. Shetler) What constitutes the morality of a human act, different kinds of sin, and how sexual ethics fits into these basics of Catholic moral thought.
Penance, Confession, and Indulgences (Mr. Allen) Why confession to a priest is necessary for the remission of sins, and how penance helps to prepare us for eternal glory.
Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory (Mr. Allen and Fr. Shetler) What happens when we die: death, the particular jugdment, heaven, hell, purgatory, and the general judgment.
Found this while working on a reply to some wonderful folks about why the sacramental presence of Christ in the Eucharist cannot be described as "physical" in the Church's eyes. Hope you enjoy:
Fr. Hardon, who was Blessed Mother Teresa's spiritual director, was asked by Sister Fredrick to give a talk on the definition of Transubstantiation to the Missionaires of Charity who were preparing for their final vows in Calcutta India in 1997. This audio is a half hour extract from that talk which is a response to a question: What do you mean by this statement, "The physical property of Christ's human nature is present in the Holy Eucharist?" on 11/29/97 Class #3 on the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the document "Mysterium Fidei".
Steve Ray has to be in my top 10 Catholic speakers list. I'd always drop whatever else I'm listening to and give a lecture of his a listen. If he's not in your top 10, you probably haven't listened enough. That said, here's another:
A conference entitled The Eucharist and celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi was presented by the Real Presence Association of Michigan on May 24, 2008. The conference was hosted by Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish. Mr. Steve Ray addressed the audience with his talk on Defending the Eucharist.
A reader wrote in and directed me to some talks by Fr. Riccardo (and others). I'm going to post some I'm really interested in over the next few days...I hope you'll be interested, too! The first is a talk by Fr. John Riccardo on Confession. If you haven't been this month, go. Oh, and bring your spouse/kids/parents. Make it a date and catch dinner afterwards -- I'll almost guarantee confession is scheduled for Saturday, which makes it convenient. Ok. That's enough from me. Here's the talk:
On March 8, 2008, Fr. Riccardo addressed the 8th Annual Worcester Diocesan Catholic Men's Conference in Worcester, MA. Fr. John spoke on Confession: A Fireside Chat with the Lord. This podcast contains the audio and video from his address. It is posted in iPod video format and should play within the iTunes application, Apple Quicktime or on a video iPod. The file is over 350 MB in size, so patience is required for the download. A broadband connection to the Internet is recommended. An audio only version has also been posted for listeners using slower connections to the Internet.
All right - it's taking a bit longer than expected to get settled. We're still moving in, so don't expect the regular pace...but I'll try and do what I can. Until I can get back in the groove, you might enjoy the following from those good folks at St. Martha's in Kingwood, TX:
Dr. Eileen Barbella of St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, TX, is a licensed psychologist, trained Spiritual Director, and retreat director. For over thirty years, she has explicitly studied, taught, and used the wisdom of the Ignatian Spirituality. She has taught at a Catholic parish, as a spiritual director, and as co-director of a diocesan training program for spiritual directors.
She worked as a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, TX for 15 years during which time she helped develop a partial hospitalization program at CPC Capital Hospital. She has since been a “spiritual coach,” based on the cornerstones of Natural Systems Theory (Bowen Theory) and Ignatian Spirituality .
She worked as a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, TX for 15 years during which time she helped develop a partial hospitalization program at CPC Capital Hospital. She has since been a “spiritual coach,” based on the cornerstones of Natural Systems Theory (Bowen Theory) and Ignatian Spirituality .
She worked as a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, TX for 15 years during which time she helped develop a partial hospitalization program at CPC Capital Hospital. She has since been a “spiritual coach,” based on the cornerstones of Natural Systems Theory (Bowen Theory) and Ignatian Spirituality .
She worked as a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, TX for 15 years during which time she helped develop a partial hospitalization program at CPC Capital Hospital. She has since been a “spiritual coach,” based on the cornerstones of Natural Systems Theory (Bowen Theory) and Ignatian Spirituality
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Stephen K. Ray was raised in a devout, loving Baptist family. His father was a deacon and Bible teacher and Stephen was very involved in the Baptist Church as a teacher of Biblical studies and lectured on a wide range of topics. Steve and his wife Janet entered the Catholic Church in 1994.
Mike Aquilina – October 2007
This blog is dedicated to bringing you free orthodox Catholic audio. If you have a tip or would like to report a broken link, please e-mail me by clicking the link above.
"Faith then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word of Christ."
Rom 10:17(DRV)