SPECIAL GUESTS

Steve and Janet Ray are the writers, producers and hosts of the Footprints of God video series. Steve is the author of three best selling books with Ignatius Press. Steve also speaks around the world and is a guest on many radio and televison programs.

They started visiting Europe to research their Christian heritage in 1982 and even smuggled Bibles, money and medicine behind the Iron Curtain, before the Wall fell down. As Evangelical Protestants they studied in Switzerland with Dr. Francis Schaeffer and spent a year touring and discovering the European roots of Western Civilization and the Christian faith. Two years later they again drove through 14 countries in Europe learning and exploring.

They began research and exploration in the Middle East starting with their conversion to the Catholic Church in 1992. Since then they have visited the Middle East and Europe over 40 times exploring, writing and filming in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, France, and Italy.

So far they have completed seven of a projected ten documentaries: Moses, David/Solomon, Mary, Jesus, Peter, Paul, and Apostolic Fathers. Steve and Janet are both Certified Guides to the Holy Sites in Israel.

 
Fr. Mark Mary, MFVA, entered religious life in March of 1994 and was ordained a priest in October 2003. He grew up in Huntsville Alabama and attended the Colorado School of Mines. He earned a B.S. in Engineering Physics and worked for two years in Huntsville for a small company that specialized in defense contracts for the government. Father Mark is currently the Novice Master and chaplain for EWTN, and host of the popular television show, Life on the Rock.
 
Roy Schoeman grew up studying Judaism under the most prominent Rabbis in American Judaism. After receiving his B.S. from M.I.T. and an M.B. A. from Harvard, he taught at Harvard, and was voted teacher of the year by the students. His unexpected conversion to Catholicism led to a dramatic refocus of his activities. He hosts a Catholic TV show, studies and writes on religious topics. He is the author of the best-selling book Salvation Is From The Jews.
 
Mark Brumley is President of Ignatius Press and associate publisher of IgnatiusInsight.com.

An former staff apologist with Catholic Answers, Mark is the author of How Not To Share Your Faith (Catholic Answers) and contributor to The Five Issues That Matter Most. He is a regular contributor to the InsightScoop web log.

He has written articles for numerous periodicals and has appeared on FOX NEWS, ABC NEWS, EWTN, PBS's NewsHour, and other television and radio programs.