About Us

A Message From Our Founders

The Nota Bene Book Company’s Beginning

Since its initial establishment in October of 2007, Nota Bene Book Company has served as a supplier of Theology of the Body (TOB) materials and supported TOB conference ministry. Ken and Yvonne Abell received certification from Ascension Press for ‘God’s Plan Facilitator’ in October, 2006 and completed TOB I Head and Heart Immersion October, 2012, TOB II Into the Deep February, 2014 and TOB III The New Evangelization in August, 2016 at the Theology of the Body institute Christopher West instructor
When our TOB ministry took us to England to conduct a TOB Joy-Filled Marriage conference, we discovered a need for more materials. This inspired us to distribute supporting Catholic books and other resources on the sacraments, Catholic theology and other aspects of our Catholic faith to the parish and conference participants.
The requests for Catholic books and resources continued to increase as God blessed our TOB ministry and the Nota Bene Book Company. As our circle of friends and personal contacts we met through TOB increased, we discovered other materials that supported our ministry and began to offer them as well.
Our Continuing Goal
We are continuing to follow God’s plan as he has revealed it to us through the widening of our distribution efforts for our TOB conferences and the Nota Bene Book Company. We hope you enjoy our website and that it introduces you to our books, conference services, and spiritual resources. We look forward to meeting you and serving you through the sharing of our experiences and how God has blessed us with this ministry.
May God bless your faith journey,
Nota Bene Book Company
Ken and Yvonne Abell
Comments From a TOB Conference on March 28, 2015

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“A deeper understanding of why we as Catholics have taken the stances that we have. I’ve always known what to do, now I know why I do it. Time willing, I think people value open discussion.”
“First experience with TOB. Took conference as more informational than church teaching. Increased my knowledge on how to be a better Christian and a man.”
“This class has been delightfully educational. The video and discussion was very helpful. No question was silly. There was no rejection by anyone of the information shared. Ken & Yvonne & Andrew were wonderfully welcoming, respectful, non-judgmental, and kind as educators. They were concise, professional, and added appropriate levity and humor. It’s great to see people who actually live what they believe. That’s a great example! God bless you in all you do. Thanks for giving us hope. You are great story tellers! You drew people out – encouraging people to speak what was on their hearts.”
“The last section about the difference between contraception and abstaining was explained the best I have ever heard or understood it. This has been an issue with me and the church for several years and this helped my understanding.”
“Very much enjoyed the personal touch with the presenters.”
“This has been a very meaningful day filled with information of God’s gift of love at the forefront. God bless you in His love, thank you.”
– Jeanes W.
Contact us at Nota Bene Book Company to learn more about who we are and what we do.