I think my favorite form of shopping is actually shopping for Catholic books, goods, and sacramentals.  There is always something new to discover and there are some amazingly talented writers and craftsman who have consecrated their lives to His service through various art forms; whether it be the written word, works of music or on the live stage, or even the crafting of those often simple, yet very special sacramentals we come to cherish as special reminders of the extraordinary gift we have been given in our holy faith.

   

Half the Kingdom now offers an array of products to enrich one’s journey through a relationship with Amazon.com.  A small portion of the proceeds from your purchase funds the work of this apostolate.

   

Please take a moment to visit our Catholic on Amazon shop. And, may you be blessed!

 

Friends,

It seems incredible that it was two years ago that this ministry undertook the endeavor to make our efforts officially tied to non-profit work, and a full time focus.  It is indeed a great joy to administer this apostolate, even when the hours are long and the “to do” list seemingly far exceeds the “done” list, but such is God’s work.  For that we can thank and praise Him, and may it be a long time before our “done” list exceeds our things yet to do…

 

As you know, because this is a full time endeavor, the ministry relies on two means for ensuring it is able to meet its fixed expenses and accomplish the work set out for us from our dear Lord; donations, and sales of US faith-based postage.  I haven’t written to you about this before, as you know, but sometimes, we can become busy and assume that support of ministries we perceive to be of value is being adequately covered by others.  At times, that may be the case, however, in this case, I do need to ask you, if you derive benefit from this work, to please consider supporting our continuing work by either donation, or purchase of our lovingly and meticulously designed postage.  It can be used on your envelopes for mail originating in the USA, or collected if you enjoy collecting stamps.  I’ve learned a bit about philately (stamp collecting) since undertaking this project and it is a hobby of continual discovery - and worldwide.

 

A few days ago, I shared with you the story of the stone soup, whose message was that each one, giving something, resulted in something wonderful for all.  I do hope you will consider a gift to my stone soup today, by donation or purchase.  To make a secure tax-deductible donation please click here.  To peruse our collection of Christmas postage, please click here.  We have added two antique Santa stamps that are really quite special.

 

May God abundantly bless you and all you hold dear,

In Him,

Sue

   

It is nearly Thanksgiving here in the United States, and that means we will soon be writing and sending Christmas greetings to those we hold dear.  At Holy Postage, we have been working to make possible a special selection of Christmas postage to beautifully adorn the envelopes of those cards - which may well be the most memorable communication someone will receive from a loved one this year.

   

Please take a moment and visit our gift shop and peruse our Christmas postage.  We also have a wide array of downloadable wallpaper available for your cell phone.  You may want to consider one to remind you of the holiness of this season while using your phone.

   

Finally, if you enjoy sending e-greetings to your friends, we have recently launched an e-greetings section of the Holy Postage site.  There is a wide array of images, music, poems, and quotes with which to convey your heartfelt sentiments.  Holy Postage e-greetings is here. The e-greetings site requires registration, which is, of course, free.

   

Thank you for your support of this apostolate, by way of your patronage, and your prayers.

   

Through Him, With Him, In Him,

Sue

If you happened to see the movie “When Harry Met Sally,” you may recall the diner scene when Sally essentially orders her entire meal “on the side.”  Some of us do tend to be a bit more particular than others.  Hopefully, as you peruse this blog, you will perceive a benefit in my being, like Sally, the “high maintenance” type.

In recent days, quite a number of new features have been added.  If there is something you especially like, or something you are not seeing that you would hope to find, do let me know: email

Blessings!

 

As you know, if you have visited the main Half the Kingdom! website, I am a Firefox fan (see Blessed Browsing.)