Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

In a few hours, the Holy Year 2000 will come to its end. For many, this has been a year of rich blessings, a time of soul searching and a time to reconcile with God and the Church. To assist in this beautiful work of the Holy Catholic Church, the Catholic Doors Ministry has provided a large variety of spiritual material, each being a door in itself to lead the thousands of visitors on their earthly pilgrimage according to their personal responses to the shining grace of God.

Twenty months ago, when the Catholic Doors Ministry officially began its international ministry of evangelization on the Internet, it was never perceived that in one month alone, over 22,500 believers and non-believers would be visiting the website in search of Catholic knowledge and understanding that would fill their spiritual hunger.

For the Catholic Doors Ministry to become a modern day success story, the Lord God had to put three factors in place. First, He had to provide supporters. These are the many who provided endless prayers and financial assistance. Then, the Lord God had to provide the workers. These are the volunteers who compose and edit the spiritual material and finally code it so it can be viewed on the Internet. Finally, the Lord God had to provide the visitors who hungered for spiritual knowledge and understanding. Each one of the above was absolutely necessary for the Spirit of Christ to move smoothly according to the grace of God. Had one of the above factors been absent, the ministry would have been a failure. Thank you Holy Spirit for guiding all the above in perfect harmony for the glory of God the Father through Jesus Christ.

I am pleased to announce that for the first time this month, the Catholic Doors Ministry has enjoyed 1,000 visitors on one day. As the Feast of the Immaculate Conception set in on December 8, 2000, over 500 homilies on the Immaculate Conception were downloaded at the last minute, this increasing the daily statistics by over 30%. Throughout the year, it has been moving to see how the daily statistics have always increased around Marian Feast dates.

As to the first fund-raising campaign of the Catholic Doors Ministry, I wish I could report that it was a success. At present, only 41.3% of next year's budget of $ 1,500.00 (Canadian) has been raised. I pray that other generous contributions will continue to arrive during the next couple weeks, these being stuck somewhere in the mail and having been delayed by the Annual Christmas rush of cards and gifts. If you personally benefit from the Catholic Doors Ministry and have not considered sending a contribution of any size, please consider doing so right now to secure the ministry for year 2001.

Now, I would like to inform you all of what has been accomplished during December, 2000.

During the coming year, I pray that the loving grace of Jesus will be with all of you through the intercession of the Immaculate of Mother who continuously seeks to draw us all towards her beloved Son.

Yours in the love of Jesus and Mary,

Father Maurice Levesque
December 30, 2000

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2000 Annual Fund-Raising Campaign
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/funds.htm)

Those wishing to mail a contribution may send it to:

Catholic Doors Ministry
P. O. Box 7615
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
S7K 4R4, Canada

Advent Wreath
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/misc/advent.htm)

During the month, one of our visitors convinced us that we should have a page that explains the Advent Wreath. As requested, the webpage was created and can be found at the above URL address. Many thanks for the suggestion!

Bible Help
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/misc/help.htm)

Do you want to find a Bible reference related to a specific topic, be it forgiveness, love, self-control, etc...? This is the page that will direct you to the appropriate Bible passage.

Bible Outlines
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/outline/index.htm)

During the past year, a number of email requests have been received, asking if we had an outline of the Bible books on the website. In December, this project was started and all the books/letters of the New Testament have been completed. The Old Testament will be started during January, 2001 and completed as soon as possible.

Christmas Cards
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/card/cards15.htm) - Grade 4 CS
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/card/cards16.htm) - Grade 4 KS

During December, 2000, the 39 pieces of artwork of St. Philip School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Grades 4 CS and 4 KS, have been added to the website as Christmas Cards. Many thanks to the students who have participated in this project.

Games
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/games/lighton/index.htm)

Under the sub-title of "Family Entertainment," a new game called "Light-On Mind Game" was added. I hope you enjoy it.

Hidden Words
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/games/word/word1.htm)

Here is a "Hidden Words Challenge" that you can print and then start circling the letters that form 25 hidden Catholic words.

Homilies
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/homilies/index.htm)

Jan. 1 - Mary, Mother of God
Jan. 7 - Epiphany Sunday
Jan. 8 - Baptism of Jesus
Jan. 14 - 1 st Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jan. 21 - 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jan. 28 - 3 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

The most popular homily during year 2000 has been the homily of the Immaculate Conception of December 8, 1999. It was downloaded on an average of 10 times per day throughout the year and nearly 1,000 times during December, 2000. Many search engines on the Internet have found this Marian homily to be one of the few sound Catholic resources on the Immaculate Conception. It has a list of references as to where the information was obtained to prepare the homily.

Java Applets
During the month, 3 New Java Applets have been added, some with music, prayers, Novenas, homilies, etc...

December 8, 2000 - Immaculate Heart of Mary
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/applets/sample09/index.htm)

December 25, 2000 - Christmas
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/applets/sample10/index.htm)

December 31, 2000 - Holy Family
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/applets/sample11/index.htm)

Liturgical Calendar
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/liturgy/2001-01.htm)

The January, 2001 Liturgical Calendar has been available on the website for the past couple weeks.

Silent Voice
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/voice/index.htm)

This webpage has been updated to December 25, 2000. During the next week, it should be updated to the end of December.

Statistics
(http://www.catholicdoors.com/stats.htm)

For a general overview of the monthly growth in visitors, below are the visitor statistics for the last three months. Other statistics may be viewed at the above URL address.

October 17,500 visitors
November 20,602 visitors
December 22,700+ visitors

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