The CatholiCity Message
Volume III, Number 4 – February 5, 1999
Dear CatholiCity Citizen,
Hi. Let's begin...
1. FULFILLING AN ANCIENT PROPHECY
Let's fulfill Our Lady's prophecy that all generations shall call her blessed. Let's pray the Hail Mary together. "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."
2. A BLOCK OF MONTHS
Bud Macfarlane has been struggling to find a "block of months" to get away from it all to write his third novel. Unlike literary masterpieces, his books don't take years to compose–just a few months. He believes it's going to be a real barnburner. With your prayers, Saint Jude Media should be able to release it by summer. Hint: you'll like it even more if you've already read his second novel, Conceived Without Sin. To get a free copy of Conceived, write to Saint Jude Media, Box 26120, Fairview Park OH 44126-0120. Donation is optional. Shipping is free. To request a free copy online, go to:
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Macfarlane's 3rd, House of Gold, was released in May 1999, and is available at the URL below.)
http://www.catholicity.com/saintjude/We're not just saying "with your prayers," either. Your prayers can be the gasoline in any artist's creative engine.
3. JUST A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME
We need your help promoting CatholiCity, which has no advertising budget. If you've never done this before, or haven't done this in a while, please consider taking a few minutes to go to your address book and tell someone about www.catholicity.com. In your own words, let them know your sincere opinion, and especially how CatholiCity has touched your life. Simple. Easy. Might help save a soul.
4. WEAR IT WITH PRIDE: MADE IN THE USA, TOO
For those of you with your own webpages who are new CatholiCity Citizens, you may not be aware that we have a helpful webpage featuring html image/links of the CatholiCity logo in various sizes which you can proudly display on your site (hopefully, on your front page!). Like the item above, this is a simple way to help extend the mission of CatholiCity to more souls around the world. Go to:
http://www.catholicity.com/support/linktous.html
(for the CatholiCity Logo)
JOKE OF THE WEEK
A young man confessed to his priest that he was guilty of the sin of pride. "When I look in the mirror, I think I'm handsome." The priest gently consoled him, "My son, you are in no spiritual danger. That is not a sin. That is a mistake."
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"There is no subtle spiritual evil in the fact that people always brag about their vices. It is when they begin to brag about their virtues that they become insufferable."
G.K. Chesterton (King of Catholic Quotes)
BONUS MAXIM
As you smoke, so shall you reek.
Have a great week, and thanks for the prayers, and for helping to spread the good news about CatholiCity around the world!
Yours with Joseph and Mary,
Your Friends at CatholiCity
