Catholic Symbols Guest Article

Author Morgan Hamilton submits a guest post on Catholic Symbols talking about great Catholic gifts available online:



As someone who has been a devout practitioner of Catholicism for as long as I’ve been breathing, it stands to reason that many of my family and friends are Catholics as well. People always gravitated to those who share similar values. This is comforting on many levels, and helps reinforce my faith all the more.

In addition, these are the people that I really care about and cherish in my life and I know what they hold dear. For the most part, because I know them so well, I can be sure that they’ll appreciate receiving Catholic gifts on special occasions. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for me to find stores in my area that carry Catholic gifts in their inventory, but because of the marvels of the Internet, I’m always able to find quality items. These days, there are numerous websites that are dedicated solely to selling Catholic gifts, which is great if you are shopping for baptisms, first communions, confirmations, Christmas. Whenever one of these occasions comes up for someone in my circle of family and friends, I always go online because I know there will be a plethora of high-quality and affordable Catholic gifts to choose from.

Are you curious to know what types of Catholic as I can purchase online? Well for starters anything you can buy at a regular store you can buy on the Internet. For example, there are many websites that offer reading materials such as inspirational books, faith-based living guides, Bibles, and more. There are books that are written for all ages from 3 to 93, so right there alone is a huge treasure trove of appropriate gift ideas.

Jewelry is another category of Catholic gifts that is always popular and always appreciated. Probably the most popular next to artwork. Again, there is a huge collection of choices, ranging from the very basic to the very exquisite. Necklaces in the form of gold or silver crosses, crucifixes, and medals are appropriate for both men and women, which really opens up the gift giving universe. Other jewelry products that make for fantastic Catholic gifts include chastity rings, prayer bracelets, and rosaries. Most of these items can be personalized with an inscription of your choice to truly make them a meaningful keepsake.

There are also Catholic gifts that would make wonderful decorations for the home. I’m talking about items such as wall hangings, framed prints, statues, figurines, plaques, and even holy water fonts. You can get all these products online and have them conveniently shift right to your door. This and that a lot better then jumping in the car and driving all over the place not nine if you can find anything to your satisfaction?

The next time the thought of giving Catholic gifts comes to mind, he did not advise and check out the World Wide Web. You might be surprised at all the terrific and affordable products that you can order right there at your fingertips!

Morgan Hamilton offers his findings and insights regarding religion. You can get interesting and informative information here at Catholic gifts.

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Youth Catholic Symbols - Parvuli Dei

Like many boys growing up in the sixties, I was a scout; a cub scout and a boy scout.  One of the awards we strove to achieve was the Parvuli Dei Award.

Parvuli Dei means “Children of God” and is an award established by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting to foster family and church values in young Catholic boys.

The award was first conceived by the Rev Gerard A McWilliams, a priest at Our Lady of Lourdes parish in Bethesda, Maryland.  The first recipient was cub scout Patrick Bell of Pack 300 on February 8, 1953.  The idea spread rapidly to other parishes and it officially became a National Award in 1956.

The program to achieve the award has been appropriately updated throughout the years and is now organized around the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church.

Nearly half a million Cub Scouts have earned the Parvuli Dei emblem since it was made available.

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Catholic Symbols looks at decline of priests

This video from YouTube and reposted here on Catholic Symbols:

The late Pope John Paul II was one of Poland’s most famous exports.

In fact, Polish Catholic priests used to go on missions all over the world.

But the church in Poland is reporting a decline in the number of people turning to priesthood, as Nadim Baba reports now from Krakow.



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Catholic Symbols Post Review

This week in review:

  • Maitland Art Center - The education begins when the 25 students ranging in age from 8 to 14 gather in a small outdoor theatre adorned with Hispanic carvings of various catholic symbols. The speaker is Nancy Rosado, a local aspiring artist who was born in …
  • Spain: Nativity Scene Removed « International Religious Freedom News - There is a continued debate over secularism in Spain, where Catholic symbols remain prominent in public life 30 years after the end of the dictatorship of Francisco Franco who had established Catholicism as a “state religion. …

Journey of the World Youth Day Cross

This music video, featuring the song “Behold the Cross” by Gary Pinto & Phil Turcio, gives a snapshot of the thousands of places these two powerful Catholic symbols have visited around the globe during its 21-year-long pilgrimage.

 

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