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Harder Than Hell
The goal of every Christian ought to be to love more perfectly-and ultimately to get to heaven.  It is literally harder than hell to get to heaven.  It cost Jesus his life to open the gates, and it will cost us the same.  If our goal is heaven, we need to have a plan to see that this happens.  I believe our immediate goal should be to live a holy life.  What a tragedy if we as Christians don't become holy; holiness is what we have been created for.  And to be holy, to grow in our relationship with Christ, we must have a tangible plan. -Fr. Dave Pivonka, TOR

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Sacrifice and Comfort
CatholicMil's website specifically speaks to the concerns and sacrifices of Catholic military members and is a great comfort, not only to the deployed personnel, but to their families. The ability to share sacrifices and draw inspiration from others’ experiences is invaluable. (CO 2nd BN, 10th Marines, Iraq)
2009 in Review PDF Print E-mail
Written by Judy McCloskey   
Saturday, 23 January 2010 02:16

In 2009, thanks to your generosity, US military personnel around the world - on three continents, throughout CONUS, Alaska and Hawaii, over three oceans and three seas - were provided 2400/7 access to Catholic content and resources relevant to their station in life via CatholicMil. Thanks to your financial support and the efforts of Team CatholicMil, the following locations (only a partial list provided here) have been served by your 2009 donation:

Kuwait   
FOB Warhorse, Iraq                 
Fort Hood, TX            
Cedar Springs, MI
Tinker AFB, OK   
Fort Sill, OK                              
Bahrain                        
Stewart ANG,NY
Ft McCoy, WI
Tinker AFB, OK
USS Wasp
USNS San Jose

Middletown, OH
Griffin, GA
Luke AFB, AZ
New Orleans, LA
Carswell AFB, TX
Ft Leonard Wood, MO
Kirkuk, Iraq
Fort Drum, NY
Nebraska NG
FOB Kalsu, Iraq
Ft. Pickett, VA
Parris Island, SC
Camp Bondsteel Kosovo
Maxwell AFB, AL
FOB Warrior, Iraq
Beaufort MCS, SC
Glendale, AZ
Afghanistan
COB Speicher, Iraq
Eglin AFB, TX
Germany
CSC Scania, Iraq
Schofield Barracks, HI
Elmendorf AFB, AK
Aberdeen, ND
Mtn Home AFB, ID
San Diego, CA
Fairchild AFB, WA
West Point Academy
US Naval Academy
 
Cherry Point, NC 

2009 Accomplishments:

  • Sponsored Emerald Coast Military Catholic Youth Conference
  • Hosted the 2009 Memorial Mass for Fr Capodanno held at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC
  • Over 4000 registered CatholicMil newsletter recipients
  • Provided supplies to cadets at West Point and the Navy Academy
  • Advocate for military's inclusion of a spiritual dimension to PTSD healing
  • Completed a mini-video production on Fr Vincent Capodanno, LT, CHC, USNR, online at Military.com at http://shock.military.com/Shock/videos.do?displayContent=208497 and www.VincentCapodanno.org

As thanks received at CatholicMil HQ are rightly shared with CatholicMil donors, we close with expressed needs and gratitude from those who benefitted most from your generosity this past year:

"We just completed a Religious Accommodation Center that needs to be stocked with materials for cadets. Please send as much as you can..."

"We have been handing out so many Rosaries. Our troops in Afghanistan could really use some more."

"The Soldiers deploying from Fort McCoy are extremely grateful for the Wartime Prayer Book."   

"I am a Protestant chaplain, but your dedication to serving our Catholic brothers is commendable. We appreciate all you do for the military family."   

"I am deployed as part of a chaplain team in Kuwait. We provide pastoral care and ministry to troops passing through. I thank you for the support you have given to our troops."

With all thanksgiving in the Lord, we remain
Team CatholicMil

Last Updated on Wednesday, 14 April 2010 02:44