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The Complete Guide to Catholic Gifts for Men

The Complete Guide to Catholic Gifts for Men

Looking for a rosary gift that will strengthen his faith and be treasured for a lifetime? Discover the best Catholic gifts for men, handmade rosaries included.

Catholic Gifts for Men Who Take Their Faith Seriously

Catholic Gifts for Men Who Take Their Faith Seriously

A gift guide for the man whose faith isn't a hobby. From the rosary he'll reach for daily to the honest reasons craftsmanship matters.

Catholic family prayerHow to Choose a Rosary for Daily Prayer

How to Choose a Rosary for Daily Prayer

Full-length or pocket, wood beads or paracord: here's a simple way to pick a rosary you'll actually reach for every single day.

Guard the Grill

Guard the Grill

Father's Day at the grill taught me something about my place in a lineage. I'm the man in the middle, watching my father guard tradition so I'll know how when it's my turn.

Mission RosariesWhy a Handcrafted Rosary Honors Bishop Fulton Sheen

Why a Handcrafted Rosary Honors Bishop Fulton Sheen

Sheen prayed a Rosary every day for 60 years. The most fitting way to honor his beatification is to pick up the same prayer with a rosary built to last.

Mission RosariesCatholic Gifts for the Fulton Sheen Beatification

Catholic Gifts for the Fulton Sheen Beatification

The most meaningful gifts for Sheen's beatification are the ones he would have used himself. Here is our honest guide, starting with what we make and going from there.

Mission RosariesHow to Pray the Rosary Like Bishop Fulton Sheen

How to Pray the Rosary Like Bishop Fulton Sheen

Eight steps, four sets of mysteries, and the two habits Sheen brought to the Rosary that turned a familiar prayer into a living conversation.

Mission RosariesFulton Sheen Quotes on Mary and the Rosary

Fulton Sheen Quotes on Mary and the Rosary

A few of these are taped up around the shop. Sheen had a gift for setting something deep in one sentence you could carry all day. Here are his best lines on Mary and the Rosary.

Mission RosariesThe Fulton Sheen Miracle: The Story of James Fulton Engstrom

The Fulton Sheen Miracle: The Story of James Fulton Engstrom

A stillborn boy with no pulse for 61 minutes. His parents prayed to Fulton Sheen. The Church investigated for years. In 2019, Pope Francis approved the result as a miracle.