Possibly the greatest store on earth, at least to this bibliophile, is Loome Books in Minnesota. It is the largest theological bookstore in the nation, and if I could, I would have no problem with setting up a cot and just living there (although my wife might object). Who needs food when you’ve got Congar, Lossky, and Ratzinger to read?

In their latest e-catalog, they are promoting a list of books for “The Educated Layman.” The list include the following categories:

• Biblical Reference & Commentaries
• Catechetics
• Catholic Recusancy in Great Britain (1559-1829)
• Fine Christian Art & Architecture
• Collected Lives of Saints
• Eastern Christianity
• General & Modern Church History
• Theological Reference Books
• Graeco-Roman Studies
• Grammars
• Liturgical Studies
• Books on the Mother of Our Lord
• Medieval Studies
• Literature
• Christ and the Gospels, et al.
• Papal Teachings
• The Early Church
• Philosophy
• Pilgrimage
• Prayerbooks
• Reformation & Counter-Reformation
• Second Vatican Council
• Sets
• Dogmatics, Spiritual and General Theology
• Thomas Aquinas
• Canon Law

Just perusing the list is probably a near occasion of sin for me, as it creates an unhealthy desire for the goods of this world!