CORAGGIO Original Rustic Leather Journal

This rustic leather journal belongs to our Coraggio collection, and features our lion logo. For the writer in all of us, this 5 x 7” journal is the perfect compact size to take on every adventure. Now featuring our new wrap-around strap, each journal includes a leather strap that is used to keep your journal held together while you travel! Crafted from 100% soft, genuine leather, each one comes in differing shades and patterns - no two are the same. Each journal comes with a tag of the artisan’s name that personally crafted your journal and has around 100 pages of college-ruled paper. They are designed and engraved in our Steubenville, OH workshop.

Hand-crafted in Honduras, these leather journals were created by the individuals at Lazarus Artisan Goods. Through this ministry, men and women are taught to make high quality goods while receiving sustainable wages, health-care, and an education. Their goal is to not only help their workers financially, but to teach them to find dignity and purpose in all that they do. Both we at Catholic to the Max and Mission Lazarus thank you for helping support our teams of talented individuals.

[Coraggio Design - Lion]
As most may know, the lion is considered to be the “King” of all beasts, due to its great muscular power, agility, and ability to dominate all other species. Many great monarchs and Kings in history would take “Lion” into their title, but none so great as Jesus Christ, the “Lion of Judah”. This title is applied to Christ to symbolize majestic power, victory and courage. In Rev 5:5, we read: “Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” This prophecy is fulfilled by Christ’s courageous sacrifice who has won the battle over death, making Him the ultimate King of kings!

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Once, as Pope St. John Paul II battled illness, a Capuchin friar stood below his window with a fist in the sky and shouted, "Coraggio! (Courage!)" Inspired by this story, we at Catholic to the Max wanted to create a product line devoted to inspiring others to have courage and spark real life conversations about Christ. With this in mind, we've created a new set of designs that are Catholic, engaging, but also a little unclear. By stirring curiosity in others, our hope is when someone asks you about your shirt, journal, bracelet, etc, you have the opportunity and courage to proclaim the message of Jesus. You can learn more about the Coraggio brand by visiting our new website: livecoraggio.com. 

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