Meet the Staff of Catholic Word

Catholic Word is the leading Catholic publisher group in the United States, with over 25 publisher members producing books, study programs, audio and videos which provide answers to the burning needs and questions relevant to today's Catholic.

Our two primary areas of focus are:
1. Providing support and service to bookstores, our reseller partners.
2. Work with parishes, schools, apostolates and individuals who do not have access to a local Catholic store.

Our popular titles provide substantial, potentially life-changing help to Catholics and seekers. We work with the best Catholic authors, including Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Jeff Cavins, Fr. Donald Calloway, St. Faustina, Christopher West, Steve Ray, Jason Evert, Matthew Pinto, Patrick Madrid, Fr. John Bartunek, Mark Shea, Donna Marie Cooper O'Boyle and Dr. Tim Gray.

All publishers bill and ship together, resulting in less time and effort and lower shipping costs, making your experience more streamlined and efficient. We distrubute throughout the English speaking world, including Autralia, Asia and Europe, with a growing number of resources in Spanish as well.

Our Patrons

St. Maximillian Kolbe
Priest, communicator, publisher, courageous Auschwitz martyr
St. Francis de Sales
Priest, author of the classic Introduction to the Devout Life and converted 70,000 souls
St. Josemaria Escriva
Priest, author of spiritual gems, taught the way to sanctify our lives through our daily work
St. John Bosco
Priest, publisher, dynamic missionary to boys and known for his joy and entertaining spirit
  • Our History
  • Our Mission
  • Our Service
  • Our Promise

Founded in 1997 by Carolyn Klika as a Catholic family-owned company, Catholic Word began in response to publishers' need for assistance in reaching the Catholic world with their titles.

Our first publisher was Ascension Press and our first title Did Adam & Eve Have Belly Buttons?, by Matthew Pinto, founder of Ascension Press, became the top selling teen book in the Church nine years in a row.

Catholic Word started in a house- the "office" in a bedroom and the "warehouse" in a garage. The early years were spent with an intense focus on building the company and growing the ministry.

In 2003, Catholic Word opened its new custom built office/warehouse building in central Wisconsin, dedicated and blessed by Cardinal Raymond Burke. In 2009, we opened a second office in the Chicago area. We work closely with our local pastors and bishops.

Our mission is to build up the Church one soul at a time through top quality Catholic materials and resources. Wherever a person is on their faith journey, we offer real help to taking the next step closer to God. Our motto is to do the right thing, in the right way, for the right reason.

We are dedicated to excellence in service. Our goal is to protect our customers' interests equally with our own. We view our customers as brothers and sisters in Christ, to be served as we would serve Jesus.
In 2010 and 2011, we received the "Vendor of the Year" award from one of our largest customers for our "excellent service and going above and beyond the call of duty".

Our team of knowledgeable, caring representatives are waiting to assist you.

Catholic Word is a long time member of the Catholic Marketing Association.

Catholic Word offers titles that reflect the teachings of the Catholic Church, which inspire, inform, and assist people on their faith journey. We choose only quality titles which offer answers to real needs.

Our Thanks to You

Thank you for stopping in to visit us. We look forward to working with you to fulfill your Catholic resource needs. We appreciate and pray for our customers daily when the whole company gathers for morning prayer.

For more information, please contact us at 800-932-3826 (608-565-2022) or email us at .

For the Glory of God!
The Catholic Word Team

 

 
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