Musings From a Catholic Bookstore

Just the Facts, Ma'am - The Theotokos

December 31, 2012

Who: The Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Theotokos (Greek for “God-bearer”, “the one who gives birth to the one who is God”). The title Theotokos was decreed at the Council of Ephesus in 431 to counter the Nestorians who believed that Mary was only the mother of his human nature, and not his divine [...]

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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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St. Thomas Becket - Defender of the Church Against Encroaching Government

December 29, 2012

On December 29, the Catholic Church remembers St. Thomas Becket, the other Thomas who was martyred for the Catholic Faith in England by a king named Henry over matters of Church governance. Thomas was born in London on the 21st of December in either 1117 or 1118 to Gilbert Becket and Matilda Roheise. His parents were buried in Old St. Paul's Cathedral. [...]

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Christmastide Prayers

December 28, 2012

Christmastide -- also known as the 12 Days of Christmas, or Yuletide -- runs from Vespers on Christmas Eve to the Epiphany of Our Lord. Each day is a great Feast Day, so here’s a collection of daily prayers to help you celebrate and enjoy the Christmas Season. The Nativity of the Lord (Dec 25): [...]

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Celebrating Christmas in the Eastern Catholic Church

December 28, 2012

O Christ, our Defender, taking the form of man, You have bestowed upon him the joy of becoming Godlike (St. John Damascene) Eastern-Rite Catholics (non Latin-Rite) have beautiful and ancient traditions for celebrating Christmas, which is commonly called the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord. The time before Christmas is known as the pre-Nativity [...]

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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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The Magnificat Year of Faith Companion - A Tiber River Review

December 22, 2012

I have long been a fan of Magnificat's books. Their simple companions to praying the rosary or to the liturgical seasons of Lent or Advent have served as guides to helping me focus on prayer and meditation. Their more complex books such as The Beauty of the Word or the series praying with the gospels help me to steadily [...]

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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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Behind the Counter #16 - Pearce and Longenecker

December 20, 2012

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:46 — 54.7MB) This week I interviewed Joseph Pearce about his new book, Bilbo's Journey, and Fr. Dwight Longenecker about Catholicism Pure and Simple.

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Newtown's Herd of Elephants

December 17, 2012

As we try and absorb the horror of what happened in Connecticut last week, there is the predictable chorus of voices calling for stricter gun laws or the outright banning of guns. These voices live in the illogical bubble of belief that: Criminals follow the law (unless the law is wrong - see below) Evil [...]

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