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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Help Save Aquinas and More!



     Since February of 2010 one of the awesome companies for whom I have been writing and posting my reviews of their books, movies, and music is Aquinas and More.  If you go to their Tiber River review site, you’ll see Top Reviewers, and I’m one of them.  There are many reasons I have written and posted 52 reviews for this company over the past three years.  Here are a few more reasons to help save their company from closing. 

 What makes Aquinas More special?    
If we aren't, with your help, able to raise the funds we need, several unique services we offer will vanish from the Internet because we are the only Catholic site that has them. Here are a few:
  • ·         Registries for seminarians and military chaplains - we've sent over 7000 items to Catholic military chaplains to distribute to their flocks
  • ·         Our Good Faith guarantee
  • ·         No Chinese products - It's been our commitment from the start and over 200,000 orders later, it still is
  • ·         Imprimatur information on books



A Message from President of Aquinas and More Ian Rutherford
Dear friends,

I ask you first to pray for our campaign. We will be praying the Saint Michael the Archangel prayer daily for this endeavor. Will you pray too? Second, please take a moment to visit our “Aquinas Angels” site, where you can read more about what brought us to where we are right now and what our plans for the future entail. You can visit the site at: http://www.gofundme.com/aquinasangels

I want you to know that if we don't reach our goal, your Angel donation will not be processed. It's as simple as that – it's all-or-nothing. We will not be benefiting from any support until and unless our goal is reached. And if we don't reach it, Aquinas and More will likely shut down. So, our next step is in His hands. If you choose to join us, we have different levels of support, and will be "giving back" for your generosity.

I also ask you to please help us spread the word about our “Aquinas Angels” . With the relationships we've built over the years, I firmly believe this is a “We” Campaign. We can't succeed without your help!

If you would like the work of Aquinas and More to continue, if you have had a positive experience with us, please share our story, our site, and your story out there with others you know.
Aquinas and More is truly not just a Catholic store. Aquinas and More is a way of life for myself, for my wife, for my ten children. 

We are unabashedly and authentically Catholic in all that we do – our policies, our products, and our outreach projects. You know the value of our Good Faith Guarantee.

As part of the Year of Faith, we are called to deepen our faith, believe in the Gospel message, and go forth and proclaim the Gospel. That is the essence of Aquinas and More. Giving to our “Aquinas Angels” Campaign means helping to build and restore an authentic Catholic culture. I know in my heart that there's nowhere else out there where you can find such a ministry and mission – a living and serving, Catholic approach to shopping. I'm willing to put myself out there like this to keep it going.
We would be honored and grateful if you can become an Aquinas Angel for us and help us reach our $250,000 goal.


Oremus,

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

The Catholics Next Door: Adventures in Imperfect Living

The Catholics Next Door: Adventures in Imperfect Living is a wonderfully candid, intimate, honest, and, at times, hilarious look at a Catholic couple’s efforts to live out their vocations as children of God, spouses, and parents of five in ways that uphold their faith and desire to glorify God. 
     
The foreword by Fr. Roderick Vonhögen, CEO, Star Quest Production Network paints a great picture of life with the Willits starting with the scene the first time he met them in person.  I’ll give you a hint, it was on the front porch of their home and it involved lightsabers.  
     
Greg and Jennifer Willits don’t claim to have things all figured out—not in any area of their lives—but they do know that putting God first and their marriage second are the two essential ingredients to make them good parents and good people. 
     
Through their experience as a married couple raising children while keeping the faith, they are credible sources for entertaining stories and essential guidelines for growing closer to the Lord and drawing others nearer to Him.  This dynamic duo hosts the radio program The Catholics Next Door and have founded New Evangelizers, Rosary Army, and That Catholic Show, among other apostolates.   
     
It works really well in this book to have Greg and Jennifer go back and forth writing views from their own perspectives regarding everything from learning about the Catholic faith to living it out in all areas of their lives. 
     
This couple doesn’t hold back.  They are vulnerable and humble enough to share their major mishaps and current struggles in their faith journey which are likely to reassure and inspire others who are fairly certain the neighbors (and maybe even their family) think they’ve lost their minds. 
      
They even give some great suggestions and guides for using and monitoring media in your household so that parents and their children are seeing, listening to, and entertained by media that upholds the Catholic faith and wholesome values. I really love that they included this section and talked about how getting on the right track meant that Greg and Jennifer needed to go through their music, movies, and podcast collections first and clean out things that erode faith and family values. 
     
This couple does a great job discussing the trials and triumphs of committing to put God first, and how that can be done by an imperfect people still in need of growth, transformation, and most of all a heaping helping of grace.
     
This review was written as part of the Catholic book reviewer program from The Catholic Company. Visit The Catholic Company to find more information on The CatholicsNext Door. The Catholic Company is a great resource for tools to help you participate in the Year of Faith, including Year of Faith bible studies and exclusive Year of Faith personalized gifts. The Catholic Company also has all your Advent needs in stock, such as Advent calendars and Advent wreaths.
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