New Years Resolutions for the Year of Faith
In October of 2012 the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI initiated a special papal Year of Faith that runs through the end of November 2013. The vision for this strategic move, in the words of the Hol...
How to Use and Choose The Scapular For You
What did Pope John Paul II ask doctors to not remove when he was shot in 1981? His brown scapular. The scapular is one of the most popular devotions of the Catholic Church. Today many different sca...
January 1: Why is Mary Called Mother of God?
On the very first day of every new year, January 1st, the Church appropriately honors the Blessed Virgin Mary with a Marian feast day and a Holy Day of Obligation. And the title by which she is ho...
The Holy Family, the Holy Trinity, and You
The feast day of the Holy Family appropriately falls within the 8 days of Christmas, the celebration of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Part of the mystery of the Incarnation is the fact that God...
Merry Christmas from The Catholic Company
We at The Catholic Company would like to extend a warm, cheery,and very Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!In the spirit of Christmas, we'd like to share with you a Christmas reflection fro...
Crucifix Style Choosing Made Simple
One of the marks of a Christian, and specifically a Catholic, is bearing a crucifix. Most Catholics tend to have a crucifix either on their person, in their home, in their car, or all three. In fa...
December Birthstone (Turquoise) Rosaries
The December birthstone is turquoise. The turquoise stone got its name from its introduction to the West from Turkey. Turquoise has a long history of being used throughout different civilizations. ...
Three Easy Ways to Decorate an Advent Wreath
One of our new products we're carrying for the Advent and Christmas season is a plain Advent wreath ring that you can decorate yourself. We've called it the DIY Advent Wreath Frame Base. And we'v...
Three Easy Ways to Decorate a Nativity Scene
Just for fun, I took one of our nativity scene sets from The Catholic Company warehouse and decorated it in a few different ways. I wanted to give our customers some ideas for dressing up the nati...
Advent Traditions: The Jesse Tree Kit
An excellent Christian educational resource to celebrate the Advent and Christmas season with your children is the Jesse Tree tradition. A Jesse Tree recreates the genealogy of Jesus as presented i...