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Never face adversity by yourself, if at all avoidable. We are conditioned by our culture to be independent and that is fine and good in its own time and way. But, we are not made to be in isolation, and we are not created to face temptation alone. We are not sentenced to trying to grow spiritually alone.

Happy New Year!  I hope that your celebration of the birth of Our Lord was a joyful occasion for you and yours.  

Have you ever taken a picture?  I am sure virtually all of us have.  Every camera has a lens.  Every picture taken is taken through the lens.  The lens has an impact on what we see.  If the lens is dirty, our pictures will be cloudy.  If there is a crack in the lens that will impair our view.

This is the last issue of The Catholic  Week before Christmas. I hope and pray that you and your family have a blessed Christmas.  You know, it is really stunning when we stop to realize what we are celebrating.  We had become alienated from God because of our sin.  While we were still sinners, the God of the universe stormed into human history so that He could reconcile us to the Father.

¡Bienvenidos al Adviento! Creo que es mi época favorita del año.  Ya no hace calor y las decoraciones están puestas.  Todo se siente festivo.