Do You Want to Learn or Teach Latin?
If you are looking to incorporate Latin lessons into your home school curriculum, Aquinas and More has the solid, reliable materials for which you are looking. Our Latin resources include textbooks,...
View ArticleWhat is a Scapular?
Origins – the Scapular as Part of the Monastic Habit The scapular, the two small pieces of wool most people think of when they hear the word, is a sacramental based on an important piece of the...
View ArticleA Prayer to St. Mary Magdalene from a Doctor of the Church
One of the greatest prayers ever composed, from one great saint to another . . . Painting of the great penitent St. Mary Magdalene by Domenico Feti “St Mary Magdalene, you came with springing tears to...
View ArticleThe In Conversation With God Series
In Conversation With God Daily Meditations for Each Day of the Year Have you been looking for an intensely spiritual prayer aid? A resource that delves into the meaning of the Catholic faith, with...
View ArticleThe Season of the Dormition (or Assumption) of the Virgin Mary
We are approaching the season of the final Marian feast, the one which celebrates the end of the earthly life of the holy and immaculate Mother of God. On August 15 the Church in the West celebrates...
View ArticleSt. Pius X and the Liturgical Reform
Pope St. Pius X, whose feast day is celebrated today, is a lightning rod of the liturgical reform. The group founded by Bishop Marcel Lefebvre adopted him as the patron of their society, The Society...
View ArticleGood King Wenceslas
Good King Wenceslaus – The Christmas Carol and the Saint The feast of St. Wenceslaus – also sometimes spelled St. Wenceslas – is September 28th, yet he is most often remembered, and even sung about,...
View ArticleThe Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary
The Battle of Lepanto – Our Lady’s Victory “Scarlet running over on the silvers and the golds, breaking of the hatches up and bursting of the holds, thronging of the thousands up that labour under sea...
View ArticleWhy is October the Month of the Rosary?
October – The Month of the Holy Rosary (Take 10% off all rosaries and chaplets for the rest of October!) Tradition holds that October has been celebrated as the month of the rosary since 1571, and the...
View ArticleWhat is All Soul’s Day?
Theology of All Souls Day All Souls Day isn’t as old as the Feast of All Saints but does date back more than 1000 years. The feast is celebrated to pray for the souls in Purgatory. To understand this...
View ArticleAdvent and Christmas Family Traditions
Night Before Christmas 1985 Tucson, Arizona. Land of saguaro cactus, red desert and the yearly gathering of the Gastellum clan for Christmas. For as far back as I can remember, we would make the annual...
View ArticleWhat is Septuagesima Sunday?
Before the calendar was revised to create Ordinary Time (What about the liturgical year is just ordinary?) the Sundays leading up to Lent had much more interesting names than “The Seventh Sunday of...
View ArticleBlessed Imelda Look Alike Photo Contest
As part of our annual First Communion festivities, Aquinas and More Catholic Goods is holding a contest to find a model for its newest holy card. Blessed Imelda, a young Italian girl who lived in the...
View ArticleCan You Help Catholics In the Military?
We opened our store in the aftermath of 9/11. We opened our store in Colorado Springs, a city with four military bases and the Air Force Academy. When we opened our store we heard from one of the local...
View ArticleWhat is Hell and How Do I Get There
Dore Illustration from the Inferno. If you’ve ever read Dante’s Inferno or Milton’s Paradise Lost, you’re probably familiar with some of the traditional imagery associated with Hell. Parts of hell,...
View ArticleWin a Free Copy of Lisa Hendey’s New Book – Before You Can Buy It!
Lisa Hendey Book Contest - Watch the video A Book of Saints for Catholic Moms Contest rules: Be a Tiber River blogger reviewer (sign up now if you aren’t!) Write a blog post guessing what one of the...
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