Tens of millions of people in America today are starving. They may be your coworkers, your neighbors, even your own family; they may even be unaware of their malnourishment.
Although they may have more than enough to eat, they are yearning for something more satisfying than the empty junk food that secular culture offers them on radio, TV, movies and the Internet. They're looking for something lasting and eternal, something that will give them the peace and joy that every human heart desires.
We need your help — to feed the spiritually hungry
Our Lord Jesus Christ has an answer for the spiritually hungry. He said, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty." — John 6:35
Catholic Exchange has a unique mission to bring Christ to the spiritually hungry through HIGH QUALITY, CATHOLIC media content. We need your help now to reach more souls with our vital programs, including:
? The newly redesigned Catholic Exchange website, which gets over 14 million visits per year, featuring daily articles full of solid Catholic teaching, inspiring stories, and invitations to prayer and service.
? Our Catholic Scripture Study program, with over 500 study groups worldwide, including groups in Muslim countries and in Communist China, studying the Bible from a uniquely Catholic perspective.
? Powerful low-cost books which address important "teaching moments" in the media, like our million-selling A Guide to The Passion: 100 Questions About The Passion of the Christ" and bestselling The Da Vinci Deception.
? Champions of Faith, the first-ever sports special featuring faithful Catholics in Major League Baseball (click here to see the trailer). Soon to be released on DVD, we hope to light the fire of faith in millions of lukewarm Catholics and young people whose faith is constantly under attack.
? Catholic Exchange Radio, which can be heard on 31 stations nationwide and just launched on Sirius Satellite Radio's new "Catholic Channel," run by the Archdiocese of New York.
This year-end appeal is our most important appeal. Your partnership support is imperative in our fight against spiritual starvation and a debased media culture. It is only through your prayers and financial contributions that we can effectively minister to those in dire need of Christ's nourishing love.
Here's what one good priest, a tireless crusader for the pro-life cause, has to say about Catholic Exchange:
"I love Catholic Exchange! Not only does the site present us with the full range of teachings of the Ancient Faith, but they are unabashedly pro-life, and leaders in the counter-revolution of conscience. I look at CE every chance I get and am never disappointed." — Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, President, Human Life International
Can you help us today? We can assure you that your tax-deductible gift will go directly to our work of bringing the saving truth of the Catholic faith to a worldwide audience. We intentionally keep costs and overhead as low as possible so we can reach more hungry souls. Your gift will make a real impact! Here's what your gift can do:
? $50 will pay for one day's web hosting and computer support for the beautiful new CatholicExchange.com website.
? $125 will print 140 copies of our Catholic Scripture Study materials for the underground Catholic Church in China.
? $250 will supply an inner-city Catholic school with a Champions of Faith study package, including DVDs, books, and study materials. With all the bad influences in their lives, these kids need real-life role models. The Catholic baseball heroes in Champions of Faith will show them that the Catholic faith makes us winners — in life and in eternity.
? $500 will keep the Catholic Exchange website online for 10 full days, providing faith-sustaining articles for over 100,000 visitors.
I ask you to please click here and give as much as you can to support our vital work of bringing souls to the Catholic faith, and reviving the faith of those who have fallen away.
In return, I'd like to demonstrate our appreciation for your generosity by giving you the opportunity to be one of the first to see our breakthrough Catholic sports special.
? For a one-time tax-deductible gift of $50 this Christmas, we will send you a copy of the Champions of Faith book, which we expect will become another Catholic Exchange bestseller!
? If you help us with $125 or more this Advent, we'll send you a special first-edition copy of the Champions of Faith DVD!
? If you'd like the book and the DVD, we'll be happy to send you both for a contribution of $150.
? If this size of gift is too much for you to give at one time, we're happy to offer you an alternative. We encourage monthly contributions, so anyone who signs up for a monthly gift of $25 or more will also receive a first-edition copy of the Champions of Faith DVD.
? And finally, for those who want to make a major impact on the promotion and distribution of Champions of Faith and our other Catholic Exchange projects, we will put your name in the credits of Champions of Faith and send you both the book and the DVD for a special leadership contribution of $500 or more, or a monthly gift of $100.
It is easy to give to Catholic Exchange. You can make a secure contribution on the website by click here. You can call our friendly phone man Tom Kyd at 1-888-477-1982. Or you can mail a check to Catholic Exchange at P.O. Box 231820, Encinitas, CA 92023.
Here's the bottom line: Catholic Exchange is doing vital work to bring people to the Catholic faith, and to strengthen and encourage faithful Catholics around the world. We need your help to continue our mission. And therefore I'm asking you to be as generous as you possibly can in response to our end-of-year appeal and to please pray that our work will be effective for the Kingdom of God. I thank you in advance for your continued support and generosity. More importantly, the people who hunger for truth, for hope and for the Bread of Life will thank you — now and for eternity.
Yours in Christ,
Tom Allen
Editor & President
Catholic Exchange
P.S.: Please remember that Catholic Exchange cannot continue our unique and effective work for Christ and His Church without your support at this time. Any amount will help. Could you please click here and help us now?
