Lent 2011: What Are You Giving Up?
In early Christian times, people spent the three days before Easter, also known as the Triduum, fasting and praying. New converts, or catechumens, prayed and fasted the 3 weeks prior to their bapti...
How to Choose Your Catholic Bible
Every Catholic should have a copy of the Bible in his home. Which translation of the Catholic Bible you choose will depend on the style you are looking for. Some prefer the more traditional form of...
When the Catholic Catechism Comes in Handy
As adults, we often forget that learning our faith is a life-long process. Catholicism is a religion rich in tradition and complex doctrine. It is important that we continue to educate ourselves o...
Christmas Traditions - A Stocking for Jesus
When you decorate your home and hang your family's stockings - don't forget the Birthday Boy! Give Jesus a special place of honor with His own stocking, complete with His name embroidered in gold.T...
Christmas Best Seller – Kneeling Santa
Are you looking for a special gift for someone who has everything? Year after year the Kneeling Santa products continue to be best-sellers for us! Inspired by the Scripture verse, "...at the name ...
Three years ago at the Catholic Marketing Network annual gift show I happened across a small gift vendor with a very unique idea. The founder of Three Kings Gifts, Rich, had a profound experience...
Christmas Traditions - The Christmas Nail
The season of Advent, which prepares us for Christmas, is closely tied to the season of Lent, which prepares us for Easter. Both seasons feature the liturgical color of purple, and both are a time ...
Christmas Traditions - The Jesse Tree
An increasingly popular Advent and Christmas tradition is the creation of a Jesse Tree. This special tree recreates the family tree of Jesus - beginning with Adam and Eve at the creation of the wor...