About Us
Greetings, from our Catholic family to yours!
It has been almost 12 years since we mailed our first issue of Catholic Child Catalog. That autumn
of 1996 found our sons returning to elementary school and our little daughter "playing school." She
was nearly two and spent her days with her dad and me as we processed and packed orders for our
Angel Book Club company.
I mention the book club because that's really where it all started. We'd begun Angel Book Club
15 years before because we believed that children at Catholic schools deserved a faith-based
alternative to what the secular book clubs had to offer. As we filled student book orders for
Catholic schoolteachers we began to hear from parents. And what we heard was that they wanted
more! More books on lives of the saints, on the sacraments, the Rosary and Church teachings;
they wanted movies and games and gifts to teach and celebrate their Catholic faith. These parents
from across the nation seemed to be echoing our own thoughts: why was it so hard to find
appealing, doctrinally sound Catholic resources to share with our children?
As we found our own collection of favorites growing - picture books our children were drawn to day after day,
story books we never tired of reading aloud to them, games that were both fun and faith-based, and
movies that encouraged our children's beliefs while entertaining them - we realized that we had
a collection worth sharing. And so, our fourth child was born!
Joseph and I used to joke that our Catholic Child project was like our fourth child; it required our
love, prayers and attention; demanded that we trust in our Lord as we journeyed into unknown
territory; reminded us to keep a sense of humor and, gave us a sense of hope.
Since that first issue of Catholic Child Catalog we've nurtured it and watched it grow right along
with our children, who used to be our best product testers and now as young adults and a
middle-schooler have become some of our best product reviewers!
Like our kids, Catholic Child Catalog has grown up. What you see here is the third launch of
our web site over the last decade. And while it reflects a new look, our commitment to you has
not changed. Each one of the hundreds of items you'll find here has been chosen by us with care,
reviewed for faith, and child (and teen!) approved. When you buy from us you are supporting an
independently owned, personally run business that remains committed to searching out products to
guide, inspire and delight the young Catholics in your life.
It is our sincere hope that among the unique and thoughtfully chosen products we've collected here for you,
you will find teachings and treasures to help nurture the faith of your Catholic child, every step of the way.
Sincerely,
Leane and Joseph Ambrosio,
Founders, Catholic Child Catalog
