Boy memorizes all 265 popes! His Catholic memory secrets will help your memory, too.

A wise midwestern priest wowed his parishioners by pausing in his sermon to recite from memory --- and in order --- the names of all 44 United States presidents!

* "But wait," he said, holding up a hand to stifle applause. "Greater things are yet to come." "However, before I show you," he continued, "note this: although we've had lots of presidents, the Catholic Church already had 220 popes before the first American president was ever inaugurated. That's how old our Church is, and how ancient the origins of our beloved Eucharist!" * "But I told you that greater things are yet to come." "John Paul," he motioned to an eleven-year-old in the pews. "Come up here." John Paul walked nervously to the front of the Church, faced the tabernacle, and prayed silently. Behind him, Father and an associate held up a large poster with the names and images on it of every single pope --- from Peter to Benedict XVI.

Young John Paul then proceeded to name all 265 popes, in order and from memory!

John Paul with all 265 popes.

But there's something here
that's even greater than that!

You see, John Paul is clever, but he's no prodigy. He memorized all 265 popes by using a simple memory system created over 700 years ago by St. Thomas Aquinas, and recently revived by Dr. Kevin Vost . . . a system so simple it also helped a 5-year-old learn her numbers, letters, shapes, and colors:

As they taught young John Paul and Sonya's little daughter, Thomas Aquinas and Kevin Vost can teach you and your kids to remember virtually anything: . . . names, dates, phone numbers, passwords, the first 12 digits of pi (3.141592653589, if you really want to know!), and even whether, on the way home, you're supposed to buy ice cream and toffee (or was ittruffles and coffee?)

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The Nine Beatitudes The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy The Seven Virtues The Ten Holy Days of Obligation The Fourteen Stations of the Cross The Seven Capital Sins The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy The Ten Commandments The Twenty-Seven Books of the New Testament The Forty-Six Books of the Old Testament The Four Marks of the Church The Six Sins Against the Holy Spirit	St. Thomas created this remarkable system to help him remember the teachings of our Faith. You can use it for that, too. It's easy. And it's fun!	The Twelve Apostles The Twenty Mysteries of the Rosary The Seven Sacraments The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit The Five Proofs for the existence of God The Five Precepts of the Church The Twelve Fruits of the Holy Spirit The Four Last Things Plus: the ten items on your grocery list and the birthdays of your seven nephews and nieces!
In fact, by the time you finishMemorize the Faith!, you will have memorized dozens of key teachings of the Church (including all those listed left and right, above). You and your children will know by heart countless other precepts, traditions, Scripture verses, and other elements of the Faith that every good Catholic needs to remember and to live by. You already know your letters, shapes, and colors, and likely you don't need to know all 265 popes, but I'll bet that a good memory would make your life better all the way around, and would help your kids, too. Order it today: Save 25%* At checkout, enter code: HLMEM25 (*Shipping not included. Not eligible for any other discount. Offer ends 5/6/12.) Memorize the Faith! by Kevin Vost, Psy.D. 272 pgs pbk $19.95 Order online now or call 1-800-888-9344 www.SophiaInstitute.com Sophia Institute Press Box 5284, Manchester, NH 03108 We always welcome contributions to our non-profit apostolate. If you would prefer not to use the PayPal button below, you can add a contribution  directly to your shopping cart at our on-line store.   Sophia Institute Press is the publishing division of