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San Damiano and Benedict Medal Articles

May 15, 2008

We just added a couple of new articles about the San Damiano Cross and the St. Benedict Medal to our site. Each article contains a history of the devotion as well as a Flash movie that you can click on to magnify sections of the item.

Tags: devotion, san damiano cross, st benedict medal

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We Are the Sole Parish Book of Chant Source

April 11, 2008

If you haven’t heard about this book already and have any interest in promoting good music in your parish, you are going to want to get this book.
It will have everything you need to start a chant program in your parish, whether you attend a post or pre Vatican II liturgy – it has both!
The [...]

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Choosing Catholic Publishers and Books

December 28, 2007

Following up on yesterday’s post about the anti-holiness kids book published by Paulist Press, I thought it might be helpful to go through the various publishers we deal with to help you make decisions as individual readers and also as Catholic store owners when you are trying to choose titles to carry.
This is very important [...]

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Publishers Killing the Faith – Example 45,300

December 27, 2007

We were accidentally mis-shipped a book last week from Paulist Press. The book is entitled “Elizabeth, Who is NOT a Saint”. The front cover features a picture of a little girl chewing gum while wearing an angel costume with one of the wings broken off.
The book tells how the girl isn’t a little saint like [...]

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Some Thoughts on the “New Springtime”

December 13, 2007

I have frequently heard Catholics snidely comment that the “new springtime” of the Church that Pope John Paul II repeatedly mentioned is a heck of a lot more like winter than Spring – seminaries are empty, Catholics don’t go to Church, churches are gutted far worse than anything the Protestants ever did, etc. How can [...]

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Kissing the Face of God Christmas Card In Stock and On Sale

December 12, 2007

This beautiful “Kissing the Face of God” Christmas Card, by well-known American painter Morgan Weistling, features a picture of Mary kissing the face of the Infant Jesus. The inscription in the inside reads: “Wishing you the Love, Peace, and Happiness that the true meaning of Christmas brings.” The size is: 6 3/4 by 4 [...]

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A Catholic Response to the Golden Compass

December 6, 2007

By now you have probably read plenty of reviews about The Golden Compass from the His Dark Materials trilogy such as these here, here and here. You may have also read that the USCCB (that would be the US Conference of CATHOLIC bishops) film office has given a positive review to the film.
There is now [...]

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Josh Groban is Getting Noticed

December 1, 2007

Someone mentioned yesterday that Josh Groban had been featured on Good Morning America singing some Christmas songs off his Noel album. We’ve been carrying Josh’s CDs for a couple of years and he has a great voice.

Tags: josh groban, noel

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A Simple Guide for Understanding Icons

November 29, 2007

Catholics United for the Faith gave us permission to reprint this handy guide on the history and symbolism of icons.
What are icons? In Eastern Christian heritage, icons are sacred images of Christ, Mary, and the saints, or of events in salvation history such as the Nativity or the Crucifixion. The very word “icon” comes from [...]

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A Pro-Life Source for Poinsettias

November 24, 2007

A while back I mentioned that the largest supplier of poinsettias in the United States likes to give lots of money to Planned Parenthood. A commenter pointed us to a company that does good with their business. Thanks Kristin!

Tags: christmas, culture of death, culture of life, eckes, planned parenthood, poinsettias

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