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Volume 15, Number 10
   December 2004   



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Cover Story

   

Catholic Publishing: A Game for Suckers

The Balancing Act between Business and Apostolate

Sophia Institute Press, which developed a reputation for resurrecting forgotten Catholic classics in attractive new packages, exemplifies the difficult balancing act of striving to be a successful business and a worthy apostolate as well.

   
By Todd M. Aglialoro
 

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The Good, the Bad, and the Odd

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Books Do Matter

The Legacy of Roman Catholic Books

The only influence that really matters is influence on people’s souls. Apart from personal contact, the author argues, books have been the prime medium of such influence—and still are. This is the guiding philosophy behind Roman Catholic Books.

   
By Roger A. McCaffrey
 

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The State of Catholic Publishing

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Past Present

Hilaire Belloc: Seeing History with Eyes Wide Open

In order to understand history, we must know what people believed when they did the things that they did in order to know why they acted as they did. Hilaire Belloc, a prodigious producer of books himself, fought to make this truth known.

   
By Joseph Pearce
 

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