Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

With the approach of Easter in early April, the Catholic Doors Ministry received a sudden rush of visitors from over 80 countries. So busy was the website that in the period of 3 days, it received between 1,250 and 1,300 visitors daily. That is approximately 1 visitor per minutes on a 24 hours basis.

The daily logs of the Catholic Doors Ministry clearly reflected a tremendous amount of Christian love for Jesus during the first half of the month. Some of the most popular webpages were the "Examination of Conscience" in preparation for the Sacrament of Confession. Then, there was the Way of the Cross and a large variety of Novenas and Prayers.

Celebrating the glorious Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus, hundreds and hundreds of visitors from all over the world sent free Easter Postcards, sharing with others the blessed hope of eternal life, salvation and the final resurrection of the bodies at the end of the world. Many took this opportunity to congratulate the new converts who were receiving the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Holy Eucharist. There are no words to express the joy that is felt from seeing such a tremendous amount of God's grace at work in every corner of the world. Through the modern technology of the Internet, no matter how stretched out the Holy Catholic Church is in many countries, its fruits can be perceived in statistics of a computer in a distant room. Praise be God for making His work known to us!

With the arrival of the warm weather in many countries, some of you will take this opportunity to travel, to go the beach, to go camp in the wilderness, etc... I pray that in these moments of joy, you will all be careful while remembering the Lord Jesus in your lives on a daily basis. May the Lord Jesus bless you all and keep you near His Sacred Heart.

Yours in the love of Jesus and Mary,

Father Maurice Levesque
March 29, 2001

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2000-2001 Annual Fund-Raising Campaign
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/funds.htm

As of today, the Catholic Doors Ministry has raised 75.4% of the $ 1,500.00 that it needs to operate its ministry during 2001. My sincere thanks to those who have continued to show their support during the past month. Contributions may be mailed to:

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

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Bible Courses
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/courses/abortion.htm

The Bible Course "Abortion or Not!" has been revised. Quotes from the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and the "Council of Trent" have been added in support of the text.

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F. A. Q.
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/faq/qu06.htm

The Frequently Asked Question on "Mortal Sin" has be revised. It now includes "Venial Sin." It provides numerous quotes from the Catechism of the Catholic Church to explain a mortal sin versus a venial sin.

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Graphics
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com

During April, 2001, the set of 24 liturgical graphics with different coloured backgrounds was completed. Graphics of a crown, a lamb, the Holy Family and a Dove were added. You may view them at the above URL address.

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Graphics - Embossed
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com

The embossed background graphics have been replaced with a new collection.

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Graphics Links Webpage
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com

Because of the popular demand for links to Catholic graphics, the Graphics Links Webpage has been expanded. It now has 107 links to mostly Catholic websites that have all kinds of graphics, holy pictures, paintings, drawings, some in colour, other in black and white. Some material is available for websites while other is available for Parish Bulletins. Check it out!

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Prayers
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/prayers/index.htm

35 new English prayers were added to the website during April, 2001. Now there are 357 different Prayers available to our visitors.

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Homilies
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/homilies/index.htm

Five homilies for the month of May have been added to the website. They are:

May 01 - Feast of St. Joseph
May 06 - 4 th Sunday of Easter
May 13 - 5 th Sunday of Easter
May 20 - 6 th Sunday of Easter
May 27 - Ascension of the Lord.

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Palm Branches
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/misc/palm.htm

A new webpage was added. It is called, "Placing Palm Branches in the home." This webpage explains how palm branches should be managed once they are brought home from the Church.

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Statistics
@ http://www.catholicdoors.com/stats.htm

During April, 2001, a new record should be set with about 29,000 visitors.

29,000 visitors for April, 2001
25,361 visitors for March, 2001
22,463 visitors for February, 2001
21,446 visitors for January, 2001
22,692 visitors for December, 2000
20,602 visitors for November, 2000
17,500 visitors for October, 2000

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