Monthly archive: January 2009
One of the more unique topics of interest for me in the last few months has been the debate of God’s existence. Until I was in my early 20s, the thought never was considered; it was simply a fact. But after a religion course in my undergraduate studies, the idea was raised as something more [...]
Attention Parishes! Lent begins in less than one months from today! We have just–meaning in the last twenty minutes!–received our ashes for this year. We have a limited supply on hand, in packages for 100, 200, or 500 people. Do a best-guess estimate for your parish’s needs this year, and contact us quickly to ensure [...]
We just received the latest release in the Child’s Guide series from Paulist Press this morning. I’m excited to see this one, since it is such an important part of the Catholic heritage! Child’s Guide to the Rosary helps children ages 5-9 to better understand how the Rosary is prayed. It also, in their language, [...]
Although I am an avid reader, it’s unusual for me to give books as gifts. If I do, usually, it is because someone has asked for a specific title or tells me of a favorite author. Even then, gift certificates are far more comfortable for me to give away. Despite that, I did give away [...]
Two new books just arrived for our shelves last Friday, and with the hustle of the weekend, I didn’t get to w3rite about them. But I suppose late is better than not at all! First in the lineup is from Marilyn Lacey, RSM. The book is titled This Flowing Toward Me, and it contains Lacey’s [...]
Jan
New DVD shipment!
Great new DVDs have arrived for kids, St. Patrick’s day, or just for your weekly Family Movie Night–all at DCB! First and foremost, we have a great new series of DVDs that has only recently been made available to us. Called simply My Catholic Family, the series focuses each DVD on one particular saint and [...]
About a month ago, we received a large number of phone calls in the week following the performance of The Priests on PBS. Since our primary distributor wasn’t carrying it, we figured it was an unlikely event that we’d be able to carry the CD at all. Well, we were wrong! The Priests CD is [...]
One of our favorite DVD distributors has informed us of three new releases, scheduled to be available February 10, 2009. We look forward to carrying these for you! Father of Mercy, starring Daniele Liotti, is an epic film showing the life of Fr. Carlo Gnocchi. Don Gnocchi was a priest during World War II, and [...]
Jan
Sacrifice and Sharing
A few years ago, if someone would have asked me how I felt about Lent, I’d probably say it wasn’t my favorite season of the church. It still isn’t my favorite season, but it’s growing on me. That transformation didn’t happen overnight. It came after years of really looking at my spirituality, reframing the efforts, [...]
Over the weekend, I polished off one of my all-time favorite books, The Great Gatsby. Unlike many people, I didn’t have an experience with Fitzgerald’s classic until my last semester of undergraduate studies. Had one of my student teaching experiences not included the book in the curriculum, I might still not have read it. But [...]