Our Mission

At Virtue Books and Gifts, we are dedicated to becoming the place you trust for affordable, quality Catholic products. Our goal is to make your journey to sainthood just that little bit easier.

How We Got Here

Every Catholic parent knows the struggle to pass on to their kids the same passion for God.

After my second child was born, I realised that having a good Catholic children's book could be the key. The only thing...

It wasn't that easy.

When you have to work full-time and raise kids, finding time to go to the bookshop is a luxury. And then making sure that the Christian books were actually family-friendly and trustworthy was another hurdle I needed to jump... whilst juggling everything else.

Eventually, when we found some, our daughter loved it. We even learned a lot ourselves. But there had to be an easier way.

After finding amazing Catholic products, we partnered with organisations doing the same thing. Starting off with just our friends and family, we wanted to make these great gifts accessible to everyone. A couple of years later, we're helping Australia (and beyond) grow close to God.

Why Should I Read Catholic Books?

Let’s face it. You cannot love what you don’t know.

As Catholics, our goal is to love God above everything else. But, when your knowledge of God is shallow, your love also runs the risk of being shallow. 

Reading Catholic books isn’t about stuffing your skull full of facts and memorising quotes. It’s about uncovering the heart of God and walking around the shoes of the saints. It’s about knowing God, to love God.

That’s the key. And that's what transforms a pastime into a mission.

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  • St. Jerome

    "When we pray we speak to God; but when we read, God speaks to us"

  • St. John Bosco

    “Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.”

  • St. Athanasius

    “You will not see anyone who is truly striving after his spiritual advancement who is not given to spiritual reading.”