General Catholic Ramblings

Aquinas and More isn't gone

May 23, 2013

Dear Aquinas and More Family, I want to thank you all for your support and prayers over the past couple of months. After considering our options, I received an opportunity to continue running Aquinas and More. As we rebuild, Aquinas and More will be running on a smaller scale than before and for a while [...]

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Help Save Aquinas and More

March 5, 2013

My dear friends and customers, I write to you today with some news. As most of you know by now, after more than 10 years of business, Aquinas and More Catholic Goods announced it would be closing at the end of February. Admittedly, this was not an easy decision for us at all. A funny [...]

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Aquinas and More (might be) Closing - What Happened?

February 23, 2013

Ten years ago, after building catholicstore.com into the largest on-line Catholic retail presence and finding myself out of work, I decided to be completely foolish and open my own Catholic e-commerce store. This post is a list of the major errors I made in running the business in no particular order. I hope they help [...]

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Does St. Paul Outside the Walls Prophesy the End of the World?

February 12, 2013

Since Pope Benedict announced his resignation yesterday (I can't believe it was only yesterday), two apocalyptic  items keep getting mentioned. First are the prophecies of St. Malachy. These prophesies supposedly describe every pope from the time of St. Malachy until the end of the world. According to those prophesies, Pope Benedict XVI was the second-to-the-last pope. [...]

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Save 20% on In Stock Books and Gifts

February 7, 2013

We're having a 20% off sale through next Tuesday. Most in stock items are on sale at Aquinas and More!

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A Prayer For the American Government - From 200 Years Ago

January 21, 2013

Bishop and Archbishop of Baltimore, John Carrol was a relative of Charles Carrol, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Bishop Carrol was named the bishop of Baltimore in 1789 by Pope Pius VI. During his tenure, because of death and illness among other United States bishops, he was forced to oversee the dioceses of New [...]

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Behind the Counter #18 Ralph Martin and Joseph Bottum

January 16, 2013
Will Many Be Saved?

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:25 — 54.8MB) Today I'll be speaking with Joseph Bottum about his new book The Christmas Plains that is a kind of a memoir about Christmas growing up in South Dakota. I'll also be speaking with Ralph Martin about his new book Will Many Be Saved? This show is [...]

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Abortion Mandates - A Reflection on the Feast of St. Thomas Becket

December 30, 2012

While we were waiting for Mass to start this morning, I was reading the reflection on St. Thomas Becket from The Liturgical Year by Dom Gueranger. This series was originally published in the 1800's but the timeliness of his reflection and the warning it contains, especially in light of the new abortion regulations in the [...]

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Hobby Lobby and the Feast of the Holy Innocents

December 28, 2012

As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Innocents today, it is interesting to see that one of the biggest stories of the day is that Hobby Lobby has refused to comply with the law requiring health insurance coverage to pay for abortions. This comes a day after the "Catholic"  Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor [...]

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Yes, You Can Still Get it By Christmas

December 20, 2012

Be sure that item availability says "in stock" and select 2 Day Shipping during checkout Order by 4:30 pm Mountain time Christmas Cards | Jingle Bell Java | Oplatki | Christmas Blend | Gift Certificates Last-Minute Gift Ideas                         Popular Titles Blessed Be God The Catholic Tide Continues to Turn St. Joseph Sunday [...]

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