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Catholic Apostolate Center Newsletter
Greetings!
The staff here at the Catholic Apostolate Center hopes this finds you and your loved ones enjoying every great blessing in this new year of 2013! We give great thanks to you for your support of our ministry, especially over this last year which has seen the immense workings of the Holy Spirit in our growth and development of new resources to serve the needs of the Church. We have even greater things in store for the coming year and sincerely hope you'll allow us to continue to serve you!
As we begin this new year, let us take a moment to reflect upon the words of the Holy Father during his recent Christmas "Urbi et Orbi" message,
"God has done everything; he has done the impossible: he was made flesh. His all-powerful love has accomplished something which surpasses all human understanding: the Infinite has become a child, has entered the human family. And yet, this same God cannot enter my heart unless I open the door to him. Porta fidei! The door of faith! We could be frightened by this, our inverse omnipotence. This human ability to be closed to God can make us fearful. But see the reality which chases away this gloomy thought, the hope that conquers fear: truth has sprung up! God is born! "The earth has yielded its fruits" (Ps 67:7)."
Although this new year may also bring other personal goals and resolutions, let us make one of them to rekindle our faith and "open the door" to Christ. If we all could only work towards this goal, who knows what 2013 may hold in store for each of us! Our prayer is that through our ministry we may aid you in your journey of faith this year as we all come to know the Truth and the Light that was sent to us on that blessed Christmas morn!
May the charity of Christ urge you on!
The Catholic Apostolate Center Team
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