Monthly archive: December 2008
Wishing you all the brightest and best of the season, especially a joyous Christmas holiday! Our Christmas schedule: DECEMBER 25: CLOSED DECEMBER 26: Open, regular hours–come and see us! DECEMBER 27: CLOSED, so that our employees may celebrate with family With the New Year also at hand, here’s next week’s schedule! DECEMBER 29: OPEN DECEMBER [...]
Dec
More Mother Teresa
In the year following the 10th anniversary of her passing, more has seem to have been written on the beautiful servant of the poor of Calcutta now than during her lifetime. Not that this delay is entirely negative. For those who know much of the process of canonization, these regular releases regarding Blessed Teresa maintain [...]
Dec
The Priority of Prayer
In the last few months, we have had a number of questions about the Liturgy of the Hours, due in part to the Why Catholic? groups around the diocese. Certainly, we’re thrilled to help people learn about the prayer traditions of the church, but we also want our customers to build prayer on their own. [...]
Dec
Belief and Unbelief
Going through a few shelves at home over the long weekend, I came across a book that seemed familiar to me. When I ordered it for the store, it looked like something I had seen previously, but I couldn’t place it. Yep, I owned it already. Hadn’t read it yet, but I had it on [...]
If you haven’t gotten your Christmas Cards yet, please know that we have a good–albeit shrinking–selection of both boxed cards and individual cards! Last year, we were told by several customers that they were having a more and more difficult time finding religious themed Christmas cards. We are proud to say we carry a great [...]
Dec
Advent Season Begins
Happy New Year!!! Here’s hoping your new liturgical year is off to a great start. If, however, you’ve forgotten anything, you still have a chance to find a couple of things to enhance your spiritual life this season. Don’t forget our reflection books, including one of our favorite annual publications, Waiting in Joyful Hope. It [...]