<!--
/* What it does: Remove spaces around the email design added by some
email clients. */
/* Beware: It can remove the padding / margin and add a background
color to the compose a reply window. */
html,
body {
Margin: 0 !important;
padding: 0 !important;
height: 100% !important;
width: 100% !important;
text-align: center;
}

/* What it does: Stops email clients resizing small text. */
* {
-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
}

/* What is does: Centers email on Android 4.4 */
div[style*="margin: 16px 0"] {
margin:0 !important;
}

/* What it does: Stops Outlook from adding extra spacing to tables.
*/
table,
td {
mso-table-lspace: 0pt !important;
mso-table-rspace: 0pt !important;
}

/* What it does: Fixes webkit padding issue. Fix for Yahoo mail table
alignment bug. Applies table-layout to the first 2 tables then removes
for anything nested deeper. */
table {
border-spacing: 0 !important;
border-collapse: collapse !important;
table-layout: fixed !important;
Margin: 0 auto !important;
}
table table table {
table-layout: auto;
}

/* What it does: Uses a better rendering method when resizing images
in IE. */
img {
-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;
}

/* What it does: Overrides styles added when Yahoo's auto-senses a
link. */
.yshortcuts a {
border-bottom: none !important;
}

/* What it does: A work-around for iOS meddling in triggered links.
*/
.mobile-link footer a,
a[x-apple-data-detectors] {
color:inherit !important;
text-decoration: underline !important;
}
-->

<!--
/* What it does: Hover styles for buttons */
.button-td,
.button-a {
transition: all 100ms ease-in;
}
.button-td:hover,
.button-a:hover {
background: #555555 !important;
border-color: #555555 !important;
}

/* Media Queries */
@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {

.email-container {
width: 100% !important;
}

/* What it does: Forces elements to resize to the full width of their
container. Useful for resizing images beyond their max-width. */
.fluid,
.fluid-centered {
max-width: 100% !important;
height: auto !important;
Margin-left: auto !important;
Margin-right: auto !important;
}
/* And center justify these ones. */
.fluid-centered {
Margin-left: auto !important;
Margin-right: auto !important;
}

/* What it does: Forces table cells into full-width rows. */
.stack-column,
.stack-column-center {
display: block !important;
width: 100% !important;
max-width: 100% !important;
direction: ltr !important;
}
/* And center justify these ones. */
.stack-column-center {
text-align: center !important;
}

/* What it does: Generic utility class for centering. Useful for
images, buttons, and nested tables. */
.center-on-narrow {
text-align: center !important;
display: block !important;
Margin-left: auto !important;
Margin-right: auto !important;
float: none !important;
}
table.center-on-narrow {
display: inline-block !important;
}

}

body {
background-color: #fff;
width: 100%;
margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
}

p{
line-height:20px;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5{
color:#7A9534;
}

.signup a {font-family: Roboto Condensed, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;
color: #4F4293; padding-bottom:0px; padding-top: 15px;
font-weight:600; margin-bottom: 0px; text-decoration: none}
-->

Catholic Charities USA


Saturday in the Octave of Easter

Readings of the Day
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In today's Gospel Jesus appears not once, but three times. 

First, Jesus appears to Mary Magdalene "out of whom he had
driven seven demons." She goes to find Jesus' companions
to tell them what she saw, but when she shares the encounter, Mark
simply says: "They did not believe." 

So, Jesus appears a second time, this time to two disciples walking on
the road. They too find Jesus' companions to tell them what they
saw. But as Mark says again: "they did not believe." 

Then Jesus appears a third time! This time it was to the
"Eleven" who were gathered at table. Jesus "rebuked
them for their unbelief and hardness of heart because they had not
believed those who saw Him after He had been raised." Despite
this, Jesus instructs them to "Go into the whole world and
proclaim the Gospel to every creature."

It's remarkable that even in moments of disbelief, Jesus never
gave up on the Apostles. I find comfort in the fact that even though
Jesus was frustrated and angry at the people who spent years by His
side for not believing "those who saw Him after He had been
raised," Jesus still forgave them. He gave the Apostles another
try. Likewise, Jesus never gives up on us. 

Even if we have moments of disbelief... even when we label
ourselves as unworthy... even when we feel that we are more
sinful than good... even when we feel ashamed of how we are
living... even when we feel far away from God...Jesus loves
us. There is nothing we can do to make Him not love us.

Furthermore, nothing is impossible with God. God can effect change
into our lives no matter how dark our past. We just need to be ready
for Him and believe in Him. And, when we believe in Him, we begin to
believe in ourselves. Yes, we may have the same doubts that the
Apostles shared in today's Gospel, but look at what they did.
They lived for the Lord and not for themselves. They believed in God
because God believed in them, and lifted them up.

Today Jesus instructs us to "Go into the whole world and preach
the Gospel to every creature." How will you respond to this
call?

Brittney Manchester is Communications Director at Catholic Charities
of Oregon.




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