Thomas and Cate

Production prices for the spiral notebooks are going up on Jan. 23rd. ☹️ I keep these entry-level notebooks priced as low as possible ($9.99) so that everyone who wants a notebook can have one. However, given the price increase... either I need to raise the price or discontinue the product. Haven't yet decided. 🫤

All this to say, if you want a spiral notebook, now's the time to get one! www.thomasandcate.com

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Introducing the Dominicanus line. "Dominicanus" is a play on the Latin "Domini canis," "Dog of the Lord."

Options:

(1) Hardcover notebook in four colors: blue, green, cranberry, and brown. The perforated pages are fantastic for making lists, and the notebooks fit in a regular sized purse.

(2) Color contrast hardbound notebook with a rubber band closure. These also fit nicely inside a purse.

(3) Spiral bound notebooks. These are my entry-level notebooks; the quality is a a couple steps up from the usual grocery store spiral bound notebooks. I keep the price point as low as possible on these, FYI. (T&C is my fun side project.)

(4) MUGS!!!!!!! I know, I know - this is a departure from notebooks. But the dominicanus image makes for a good mug. My other T&C mug so far is the Veritas mug.

Purchasing T&C notebooks as a Christmas gift? Best to place those orders no later than Dec. 8th. They ship directly from the printer and not from me, so it's best to allow a week for processing and another week for shipping. Note: At this time I'm only taking domestic (US) orders.

Browse at thomasandcate.com.

-- Rhonda (Rhonda Ortiz - Author)

I'm delighted to see my Thomas and Cate notebooks included in this year's CatholicMom.com Christmas Gift Guide! Browse all the wonderful offerings here:

https://www.catholicmom.com/christmas-guide-2022

“Silence” Color Contrast Hardcover Journal

"Silence is the secret content of the words that count" (“Le silence est le contenu secret des paroles qui comptemt”) — from The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions Methods by A.G. Sertillanges, O.P.
: 5.5" × 8.25" (14 cm x 21cm): Off-white ruled paper - 96 pages (192 sheets): Smooth, black matte hardcover: Matching inside cover, rubber band, and paper edges

Ships separately between 3-5 business days on average.

$19.99 plus shipping and tax, where applicable. www.thomasandcate.com. Link to store in bio.

For bulk orders, contact me (Rhonda) for a quote. These journals make lovely gifts!

“Silence” Softcover Spiral Bound Notebook

"Silence is the secret content of the words that count" (“Le silence est le contenu secret des paroles qui comptemt”) — from The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions Methods by A.G. Sertillanges, O.P.

For the design, I chose “desert colors” one often sees in American Southwest artwork. As we learn from Christ and many, many saints, the desert is a place of silence. Available in two color schemes.
: 6" x 8": 118 ruled line single pages: Front cover print: Black back cover

Ships separately between 3-5 business days on average.

$9.99 plus shipping and tax, where applicable. www.thomasandcate.com. Link to store in bio.

For bulk orders, contact me (Rhonda) for a quote. These journals make lovely gifts!

“Silence” Hardcover Journal:

"Silence is the secret content of the words that count" (“Le silence est le contenu secret des paroles qui comptemt”) — from The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions Methods by A.G. Sertillanges, O.P.

For the design, I chose “desert colors” one often sees in American Southwest artwork. As we learn from Christ and many, many saints, the desert is a place of silence. Available in two color schemes.

Ships separately between 3-5 business days on average.

$15.99 plus shipping and tax, where applicable. www.thomasandcate.com. Link to store in bio. For bulk orders, contact me (Rhonda) for a quote. These journals make lovely gifts!

“Verso l'alto” Softcover Spiral Bound Notebook

“Verso l'alto” (“to the top”), a favorite saying of Dominican tertiary and mountain climber Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
: 6" x 8": 118 ruled line single pages: Front cover print: Black back cover

Ships separately between 3-5 business days on average.

$9.99 plus shipping and tax, where applicable. www.thomasandcate.com.

For bulk orders, contact me (Rhonda) for a quote. These journals make lovely gifts!

“Verso l'alto” Color Contrast Hardcover Journal

“Verso l'alto” (“to the top”), a favorite saying of Dominican tertiary and mountain climber Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.
: 5.5" × 8.25" (14 cm x 21cm): Off-white ruled paper - 96 pages (192 sheets): Smooth, black matte hardcover: Matching inside cover, rubber band, and paper edges

Ships separately between 3-5 business days on average.

$19.99 plus shipping and tax, where applicable. www.thomasandcate.com.

For bulk orders, contact me for a quote. These journals make lovely gifts!

“Verso l’alto” Hardcover Journal:

“Verso l'alto” (“to the top”) was a favorite saying of Dominican tertiary and mountain climber Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. This notebook is one of my favorites.
: 75 lined single pages: Matte finish: Casewrap binding: Perforated pages

Ships separately between 3-5 business days on average.

$15.99 plus shipping and tax, where applicable. www.thomasandcate.com. For bulk orders, contact me (Rhonda) for a quote. These journals make lovely gifts!

Happy feast of Holy Father Francis of Assisi, from this lay Dominican! The Franciscans and Dominicans share a special bond. Each Order celebrates the other's founding saint's day as a feast proper. As (Dominican) St. Catherine of Siena said, "[they] were truly two pillars of the Holy Church: Francis in that poverty which was principally his, and Dominic in his learning" (Dialogue, 158). I wish all my Franciscan friends a blessed solemnity. - Rhonda

Images:

(1) My husband and I were blessed to visit Assisi while on our honeymoon in January 2005, during the Christmas season.

(2-4) I designed these notebooks featuring Fra Angelico's Meeting of St. Dominic and St. Francis at the suggestion of my Secular Franciscan friend and CatholicMom.com editor Barb Szyszkiewicz. The black-and-white pattern reminded me of dishes I saw in an Assisi shop. They are available in hardcover ($15.99) and softcover spiral bound ($9.99), and they make lovely gifts. Visit thomasandcate.com to purchase.

Blessed feast to you all!