Catholic Product Guides

Tiber River Review: The Return of Father Brown

April 20, 2012

I love mysteries. I love Catholic writing. I especially love reading Catholic mysteries! My favorite Catholic detective is Father Brown; the only problem is that GK Chesterton (also known as GKC) only wrote 50 or so stories about this Catholic priest who was, in the words of his author, “that his conspicuous quality was not [...]

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It's Oplatki Season

December 7, 2011

With origins in Poland, Oplatki are simple, white wafers with a Christmas scene (e.g. the Nativity) embossed onto them. Before dinner on Christmas Eve, families gather around the table and share blessings for each other and ask for forgiveness while breaking off a small piece to consume and passing the Oplatki onto the next family [...]

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Noel - A Tiber River Review

November 28, 2011

Since Advent began this past Sunday, my house has been a buzz with all sorts of seasonal sounds and activities.  Among those sounds is the beautiful music from The Priests.  Their new Christmas CD, Noel, is a collection of fifteen traditional Christmas carols. Not having been familiar with The Priests and any of their previous [...]

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Save 30% on the Best Audio Bible

November 26, 2011

Last year the Truth and Life Bible became our best-selling Bible during the Christmas season. This year we're offering you 30% off so you and your loved ones can experience this wonderful dramatized New Testament. Here are some things that current owners have to say: Everything said on the cover of the box containing Truth [...]

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Atheist to Catholic - A Tiber River Review

November 6, 2011

I enjoyed Athiest to Catholic, a short volume of conversion stories, which I received for review as part of the Tiber River reviewer program. Since each is written by a different author, some spoke to me more than others -- and that's no bad thing, since there should be at least one story that resonates [...]

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Advent, Christmas and Epiphany in the Domestic Church - A Tiber River Review

November 5, 2011

When I became a reviewer for Tiber River I knew exactly which book I wanted to review first.  The timing could not have been more perfect as it was just before Advent! Advent, Christmas and Epiphany in the Domestic Church was my go-to resource  this year as our family observed Advent, and we are still using [...]

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St. Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Auschwitz - A Tiber River Review

November 4, 2011

St. Maximilian Kolbe, my confirmation Saint and Patron, seems to have chosen me more than I chose him. I visited a friend in Poland back in the late nineties, where I fell in love with the Polish people and culture, and had a powerful spiritual awakening one day while visiting St. Mary’s Church in Gdansk. [...]

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How to Choose a Catholic Missal

November 2, 2011

A few years ago we wrote a quick guide to help you choose the best missal for you to use at Mass. With the new Mass revisions going into effect and a bunch of new missals coming out, we decided to do a complete revision of the article. So, whether you are looking for a [...]

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Father Brown Returns!

November 2, 2011

  The Return of Father Brown is a collection of short, very short, stories featuring that soft-spoken priest with a knack for sleuthing, Father Brown. Originally written for Gilbert Magazine, a publication of the American Chesterton Society, these forty-four stories are short- each a mere three to four pages long, to account for issues of [...]

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Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook - A Tiber River Review

November 1, 2011

I purchased The Essential Advent and Christmas Handbook this year with the intent of using it.   I devoured the entire book prior to Advent, but with the birth of my baby a month before the Christmas season, I was a little, um, busy.   I did manage to use it for the Christmas-Epiphany season, but I [...]

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