Catholic Product Education

Interview with Jon at Word on Fire

July 18, 2012

Word on Fire is the new apostolate started by Father Baron. The first product from this new effort was the Catholicism series which has been broadcast on PBS and EWTN. Jon talks to us about how to program started and what is part of the program.

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How to Assemble a First Communion Banner Kit

March 16, 2011

Our six year old daughter assembled this kit just to make sure that it was really as easy as Illuminated Ink said it would be. Guess what? It is!

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Why We Don't and Won't Ever Carry Richard Rohr

March 16, 2011

At Aquinas and More we have always had a policy that we will only carry product that is true to Catholic teaching. Why carry product that undermines the Church unless you want to destroy your own business? Could you imagine Coke or Pepsi selling literature or sending out spokesmen that praise the competition as being [...]

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Motherless Release Date Updated

October 29, 2010

Hi Everyone, We’ve been impatiently waiting for the release of Motherless ever since the great success of Brian Gail’s book, Fatherless. Today we received this update from the publisher: Cardinal-elect Raymond Burke has personally endorsed ‘Motherless.’  After his installation on November 22, Motherless will be released with the endorsement from “Cardinal” Burke.  We are all [...]

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Beware of Monastery Icons

September 21, 2009

Updated 11/21/2009: Someone commented below that the website for the Sacred Art Foundation is sacredartsfoundation.org, not sacredartsfoundation.com. The contact information for the group is in Missouri so I did a search for the Foundation on the MO Secretary of State website. The Foundation was dissolved in 2007. So where did they go? My guess is [...]

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St. Anthony Messenger Cutting and Clueless

June 9, 2009

From The Deacon’s Bench: The St. Anthony Messenger Press, the Cincinnati-based national provider of inspirational and educational Roman Catholic spirituality resources, announced Monday it is redefining its strategy and reducing staffing. Father Dan Kroger said the 116-year-old communications company, based in Over-the-Rhine and sponsored by the Franciscan Friars of St. John the Baptist Province, is [...]

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Why We Only Carry About 1% of the St. Anthony Messenger Catalog

March 24, 2009

Another winning new book: Latinas treat the sacred in ways that are similar to the ways we treat those we encounter every day: They converse with statues of saints and Mary, leave them flowers and light candles to persuade them to gain favor for us, and become angry when prayers are not answered. These everyday [...]

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Publishers Killing the Faith Example 50,001

January 20, 2009

A while back we wrote about a new book from Paulist Press that basically encourages children not to try and be saints. We just received the Spring release catalog and it contains some great new examples of Paulist Press trying to kill off their market. The first example is God Goes on Vacation. Here is [...]

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Why We Don't Deal in Unapproved Apparitions

September 2, 2008

One of the prime promoters of Medjugorje, Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, OFM, has been censured by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The most troubling thing about the situation, and something that is always absent in approved apparitions, is a lack of obedience to higher authority. It is typical for visionaries to be asked [...]

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A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing?

August 28, 2008

Note: Before posting this we contacted both the editorial and sales departments of Pauline Book and Media asking for a comment on the problems with this book. That was a week ago and we have not received any reply. A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing? “Good Faith. Guaranteed.” This means a lot to us here at [...]

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