Dear
Friend,
I am writing to thank you for your
continued support for Catholic Action Faith and Family and our
mission.
It is through your generosity that
we have been able in every season to expand our efforts to uphold,
defend, and support the Catholic Faith and the Catholic
Family.
There is no doubt the past year and
half have been unlike any other. None of us were prepared for the many
turns of events these times brought forth. On the heels of a raging
pandemic, struggling economies, workers burning out, social turmoil
and the like, it seemed at times the entire world was brought to a
grinding halt.
Then, our family at Catholic Action
for Faith and Family was mired in deep concern for our beloved
Cardinal Burke who underwent a serious bout with the
coronavirus.
Through it all, we endured and
learned to deal with new challenges which birthed a new breed of
hope!
There is NO SUBSTITUTE for the
power of Catholic Hope, and the world needs to know the reason for our
hope and where to find it. Guiding us like a lantern to a path of new
possibilities, this hope was amplified when His Eminence exhorted us
to pray the Holy Rosary daily and reminding us that “She continues to
be the channel by which the grace of Christ wins the victory over sin
in our daily lives.”
The dawn of a new year signifies the end of one chapter and
the beginning of another.
If 2021 was a year of hope, 2022
presents us an opportunity to move well beyond resolutions to
intentions. When intentions are strong, they allow us to focus and
plan not only for our present work, but for the future. We do so with
clear vision that there is a
revolution afoot seeking
to undermine the validity of
any conventional institution. Anarchy, destruction of property, grave
injustices, and even murder have become rampant in many of our
cities.
But you and I know these are not
the only tragedies of our times.
Never in all history have we seen
evil promoted so blatantly and true goodness mocked and
rejected.
Never have we seen sacredness
profaned and the profane “sanctified” by public
endorsement.
Traditionally hidden in the dark
sea of human sin and error, the enemy now is,
- Walking
tall and out in the open celebrating in the public forum the massacre
of millions of innocent children through abortion;
- Launching radical attacks on the family including the
legalization of same-sex marriage and the promotion of
transgenderism;
- Cultivating the loss of Faith through the spread of confusion
and secularism – to name just a few of the moral
tragedies.
You can serve as a source of hope and light as well as a
reminder that families are not alone in their darkest moments. Make a
donation today.
Catholic Action for Faith and Family Poised to Mount a
Counter-Revolution!
There is a revolution – or rather a rebellion – afoot in our
world. We need to wake up to
the fact there is a multi-pronged threat being waged
against everything we hold dear. This revolution is taking place right in front of our
eyes.
Our Catholic Faith represents the
sole force capable of resisting these forces; yet, the Catholic
Church seems to be suffering
from analysis paralysis. This vacuum results in confusion and darkness as so many Catholics
lose their faith and stray from the path that leads to
Heaven.
There is no shortage of alarming
statistics to demonstrate the repercussions of this confusion. Let’s
consider just a few of the numbers:
-
37% of Catholics are considering
leaving the Church due to the ongoing sexual abuse
scandal.
- 45.3% of
US Catholics attend Mass once per month and only 21.1% attend Mass
every week.
- 69% of
Catholics do NOT believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the
Eucharist.
- Political leaders and cultural influencers regularly mock the
Catholic Church and its teachings.
Without relenting – for 15 years now – Catholic Action for Faith and Family has diligently battled on
the front lines to support and spread the Hope and Light of Christ
amid the darkness and confusion of our times. We have helped to
restore hope in countless souls and, together, gathered a spiritual
army of Rosary Warriors across the globe.
Your donation makes a
difference!
I thank you from the bottom of my heart
for your generous support throughout
2021 that made this
possible!
Thanks to your generosity,
2021 has been a year of great accomplishments.
We have revitalized our Operation Storm Heaven program in significant
ways this year. By…
- Expanding our officer corps of leading prelates contributing the
Operation Storm Heaven movement;
-
Upgrading our web platform architecture and video production qualities to
efficiently deliver optimum sound and lighting;
- Facilitating interaction with Rosary Warriors to help us better
understand your ongoing prayer intentions and concerns;
- Continuing monthly broadcasts for Rosary Warriors to participate
in the Mass and Rosary on the first of each month with His Eminence
Cardinal Raymond Burke across their favorite platforms such as
Facebook Live or YouTube;
- Took on
difficult issues facing our world and the Church with our episodes of
‘Conversations with Cardinal Burke’.
-
Enlisting 52,187 new Rosary Warriors that brings the spiritual army of Rosary
Warriors to just
under 250,000 – across platforms worldwide.
-
Reaching more than 5.5 million people with extensive online marketing for
the Operation Storm Heaven Rosary Crusade
It is your generosity that
makes this possible!
Planning for the Path
Forward!
Planning for 2022,
I have been consulting in detail for
many months with Cardinal Burke and others about setting proper and
high-impact goals for the upcoming year in light of the increasing
confusion and struggles mentioned above.
His Eminence stressed there was no choice but for all those
that love the Church and the truths of the Faith to once
again double their efforts. Cardinal Burke exhorted the
faithful by saying,
“My response is simple: Pray
with all your heart and give witness to the truths of the Faith in the
Church and in the world.”
Considering the rapid escalation of confusion, error, and
division, our agenda for 2022 could
very well be the most important and certainly the most aggressive
undertaking since our founding in 2006. This is why we are asking for
an All-Hands, All-In effort.
Help
us reach more souls with Hope and Light in
2022
Here are our
2022 Featured Goals:
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Increase the spiritual army of Rosary
Warriors by our greatest increase to date “97,000” as we strive toward our ultimate milestone goal of 1 million
Rosary Warriors.
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Improve our media syndication and reach the
next-level with the production
quality of our livestream broadcast of the Operation Storm Heaven Mass
and Rosary and further engage
and broaden our audience internationally.
-
Hold a series of Diocesan-sponsored public Storm Heaven Events for all Rosary Warriors, leaving no participating
parish or parishioner
behind.
-
Roll-out
our Faithful Echoes of the
Eucharist conferences
expanding our grassroots reach
of the Faithful Echo program to include Diocesan-sponsored Faithful
Echoes of the Eucharist tours (and stay tuned for details and announcements of
joint conferences for priests
and laity this coming
year).
-
Initiative High-impact engagement of
all Catholic clergy and lay leadership in mounting an authoritative
response to self-proclaimed Catholic public figures. (Again,
stay tuned for this one)!
-
Promote, support, and assist faithful
clergy to uphold the teachings of the Church through extensive online
marketing and outreach program. Goal is to expand our reach 2.5 million Catholics.
- Usher in
a new era of cooperation and formation beginning with our campaign to
reach the more than 55,000 priests in the United States to remind them
of their charitable duty to inform Catholics they are not a
Catholic in good standing if they openly support and promote abortion
and homosexuality.
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(NEW 2021 PROGRAM) ─ St. GIANNA HOME APOSTLATE &
ENSHRINEMENT CEREMONY & PROGRAM, dedicated solely to strengthening the
domestic Church under the patronage of St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Among
the many and wonderful gifts which God gives to us in the Church, one
of the most treasured is the friendship of saints who have gone before
us, following Christ with heroic Faith, Hope, and Charity.
Above all, stay tuned and be ready to get involved when we lay
out a robust program for
each quarter of the new
year that will serve as the foundation for families to come
together to consecrate themselves under the protection of their
patron, Saint Gianna.
Our Primary
2022 Challenge: Engage and activate the faithful laity to
support 55,000 priests by giving them the instructions, resources, and encouragement they need to stand up for Christ and charitably
withhold the Holy Eucharist from politicians and other public figures
who claim to be Catholic yet publicly promote abortion and
homosexuality.
Donate
Now to make this happen!
- $35 will
reach 1000 Catholics to join Operation Storm Heaven Rosary
Crusade;
- $147
will enlighten and remind 2500 Catholics that supporting a
pro-abortion politician is a mortal sin;
- $500
will put critical instructions and materials in production now to
support the challenge described above onto the desks of 50 carefully
selected leaders;
Your investment in Catholic Action is an investment in the
future of the Church, the future of our country, the future of your
loved ones and the future of Christian Civilization.
As we meditate during this Advent
Season, we prepare for the coming of our Divine Savior on Christmas.
May He who is the Light and who brought Light to the world shine Light
into your soul, into your life, and into the lives of others through
you!
With your rare breed of hope, you are a
light for us! You are a light
in the lives of the thousands of people who owe their hope and their
perseverance in the Faith to your generosity.
Your
Generous Gift will transform the lives and the hearts of
millions.
We are truly blessed to have you as
part of the Catholic Action Family. I ask that you help us continue
to shine light and unleash the power of
Catholic hope throughout our country and our world. We
depend on YOU!
May the Divine Infant Jesus through
His Holy Mother Mary and St. Joseph bless you and your loved ones with
many graces and blessings now and throughout the Christmas
Season!
Thank you for all that you
do,
Your friend in Christ, Thomas J. McKenna Founder and
President Catholic Action http://www.catholicaction.org/
P.S. Please
respond by December 31, 2021 with your generous
donation. Help us sustain and expand our mission and programs
designed to restore our society to its foundation of Christian order,
virtuous living, and the pursuit of God’s eternal kingdom.
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