1stDavao Catholic Evangelization Weekend
“Why be Catholic if you can be anything else?”
Whether you’re a Catholic or a non-Catholic,
a convert or fallen away,
if you want to learn about True Christianity in
Roman Catholicism:
What we really believe
Why we believe
Why you should believe
How to live our belief
Know about the real Roman Catholic Faith,
straight from the Church’s teachings, and not from distorted, unreliable, and unhistorical sources.
Know the Truth about the real teachings of the Bible, a truly Catholic Book.
Know about the real Faith handed down for almost 2,000 years from our Lord Jesus Christ to His Apostles, from His Apostles to the entire world through His only Church, the Roman Catholic Church.
January 28-30, 2005
NCCC Mall Davao Convention Hall
Jan. 28 - 6 P.M. to 10 P.M.
Jan. 29 – 8 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Jan. 30 – 8 A.M. To 4 P.M.
1stDavao Catholic Evangelization Weekend
Speaker's Profile
After being Protestants for 37 years and involved with various Fundamentalist and Evangelical Protestant churches, Steve Ray and his wife, Janet, converted to the Catholic Church on Pentecost Sunday, 1994. Steve and Janet are currently producing a 10-video series through Ignatius Press called The Footprints of God: The Story of Salvation from Abraham To Augustine on location in the Holy Land and surrounding countries. The first video, "Peter, Keeper of the Keys" was released in November, 2001. The second, "Mary, Mother Of God" was launched in summer 2002; and "Moses: Signs, Sacraments & Salvation" was released in March 2003. "Jesus: The Word Became Flesh" November, 2003 and “Paul, Contending for the Faith” September 1, 2004.
Raised by parents who had become Christians through a Billy Graham Crusade, Steve "asked Jesus into his heart" when he was four years old, and was "born again" according to the Baptist tradition. As he grew older, he often did `street evangelism,' taught Bible studies in various churches, and conducted classes in his home and in local churches.
Steve married Janet in 1976. When their two children were small, they moved to Europe for a year, traveling extensively and researching their Reformation roots in Switzerland, Germany, England and other countries. They also studied for six months at L'Abri in Switzerland with noted theologian and Evangelical thinker, Francis Schaeffer. They later visited the communist countries and even smuggled Bibles and medicine to Christians behind the Iron Curtain.
Besides overseeing the family business, educating their children at home and serving their local parish, Steve and Janet now spend most of their time researching, writing, teaching Catholic Bible studies, lecturing, and sharing the joy of discovering the Catholic Church. Steve especially loves apologetics, defending the Catholic faith, and has conducted several highly successful conferences in conjunction with other Catholic converts. He is a regular guest on many radio and television programs, including Catholic Answers Live, The Journey Home, Living His Life Abundantly, and Life On The Rock. He is a contributing writer to Envoy Magazine, This Rock, The Catholic Answer as well as other Catholic publications, and teaches Bible study classes in his parish.
Steve's first book, Crossing The Tiber: Evangelical Protestants Discover the Historic Church (Ignatius, 1997), details his intellectual and spiritual journey into Catholicism. It became a best seller within one year. His second book, Upon This Rock: St. Peter and the Primacy of Rome in the Scriptures and Early Church (Ignatius, 1999), also became a bestseller. Steve's third book, St. John's Gospel: A Bible Study Guide and Commentary, was released in October, 2002
January 28-30, 2005
NCCC Mall Davao Convention Hall
Jan. 28 - 6 P.M. to 10 P.M.
Jan. 29 – 8 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Jan. 30 – 8 A.M. To 4 P.M.
Schedule of Events
Day 1 – January 28, 2005
TIMEEVENT
06:00pm – 07:00pmRegistration
07:00pm – 07:30pmOpening Ceremony
Prayer
Hymns
Welcome
Introduction to CEW
SESSION # 1
07:30pm – 09:00pmTalk - Not By Scripture Alone
Conversion Story
Why not Sola Scriptura or Scripture Alone?
History of Sola Scriptura
Tragic result of Sola Scriptura
History of the Bible
By what authority then?
What does the Bible and the Church teach?
09:00pm – 09:30pmOpen Forum
09:30pm – 10:00pmClosing Ceremony
Day 2 – January 29, 2005
TIMEEVENT
08:00am – 09:00amRegistration
09:00am – 09:30amOpening Ceremony
Prayer
Hymns
Welcome
Introduction to CEW Day 2
SESSION # 2
09:30am – 11:00amTalk - Not By Faith Alone
History of Faith and Salvation
Why not Sola Fide or Faith Alone?
History of Sola Fide
Tragic result of Sola Fide
If not Sola Fide, then what?
What does the Bible teach and the Church teach?
11:00am – 11:30amOpen Forum with all speakers
11:30am – 01:00pmLunch Break
SESSION # 3
01:00pm – 02:30pmTalk - Not By Bread Alone
History of the belief in the Real Presence
Why Holy Communion is not symbolic
History of symbolic-only Holy Communion
Tragic result of symbolic-only Holy Communion
Tragic result of the loss of belief in the Real Presence
No priest, no Holy Eucharist
The greatest importance of the Holy Eucharist
02:30pm – 03:00pmOpen Forum with all speakers
03:00pm – 03:10pmSnack Break
03:10pm – 03:30pmChaplet of the Divine Mercy (Traditional)
SESSION # 4
03:30pm – 05:00pmTalk - Not By Tradition Alone
What is Tradition?
How was Tradition passed on and preserved?
Tragic Result of rejecting Tradition
Why Tradition is authoritative
Most commonly objected Traditions
Mama Mary, rosary, scapular, and sacramentals
Divorce, Abortion, Contraception, Last Days
05:00pm – 05:30pmOpen Forum with all speakers
05:30pm – 06:00pmFree Interaction with speakers
Day 3 – January 30, 2005
TIMEEVENT
08:00am – 09:00amSunday Mass
09:00am – 09:30amOpening Ceremony
Prayer
Hymns
Welcome
Introduction to CEW Day 3
SESSION # 5
09:30am – 11:30amOpen Seminar 1 – Critical Apologetics
Catholic basics and essentials
Christology
The Mass and the Holy Eucharist
The Church Christ built
The Rock upon which Christ built His Church
Salvation history and the covenants with God
Mary, the Mother of God and the Church
Misinterpretations and misapplications of Vatican II
Keeping our families Catholic
Bringing the separated and fallen-away home
11:30am – 01:00pmLunch Break
01:00pm – 03:00pmOpen Seminar 2 – Defending Christ’s Church
Answering common objections
Independent New Testament churches?
The tragic history of the Reformation
Most common heresies resurfacing
Secret societies
The sins of the Church and its representatives
Healing our calloused consciences
Surviving modernism and the deforming morality
The New Evangelization
03:00pm – 03:20pmChaplet of the Divine Mercy (Traditional)
O3:20pm – 04:00pmClosing Ceremony