{"title":"Religion--Christianity--Catholic--Social Teaching","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"american-pontiff-pope-leo-xiv-and-his-plan-to-heal-the-church","title":"American Pontiff: Pope Leo XIV and His Plan to Heal the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN POPE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Life, Teachings, Rise and Leadership Qualities of Pope Leo XIV.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kengor's deep understanding of both Catholicism and America make him the right scholar to introduce Americans to a deeper understanding of the first American Pontiff.\"--HON. NEWT GINGRICH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and noted Catholic historian Dr Paul Kengor: A portrait of Robert Francis Prevost, his background and life, theological beliefs and teachings, relationship with his predecessors and fellow cardinals and clergy, and surprising rise to become the 267th elected Pontiff and first American Pope, and the challenges he will face and how he is likely to lead the Catholic Church, including interviews with Catholic and papal experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first major biography of the new American pontiff, Editor of \u003ci\u003eThe American Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e, chief academic fellow at the Institute for Faith \u0026amp; Freedom, professor of political science at Grove City College, historian and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eA Pope and a President\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Plan\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e God and Ronald Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr Paul Kengor delivers an engaging and gripping deep dive into the life and times of Robert Francis Prevost, whose election to the Chair of St. Peter on May 8, 2025, stunned the world. There had never been an American pope, and until this book, there has not been an in-depth examination of the new American pontiff and his extraordinary election. Professor Kengor takes readers on a spiritual sojourn from the very first pope, Peter, through the Medieval popes, through the turbulence of the Francis years, and through today's pope and the figures who influenced him, from St. Augustine to Pope Leo XIII. He shows how this so-called \"least American American\" among the cardinals is actually quintessentially American, and yet also, remarkably, is quintessentially universal--ideally so for the head of the universal Roman Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this definitive biography, Dr. Kengor provides fascinating information on Prevost's sudden rise from priest to bishop to cardinal and the inside story on how the vote went down in the Conclave, leading to the highly unexpected and yet overwhelming choice of Prevost on the fourth ballot. Kengor also provides a detailed treatment of the very revealing opening 40 days of Leo XIV's pontificate and offers unique insights into where the world might expect the pope to proceed hereafter. The pope's first word from the Loggia was \"peace,\" and he has committed himself to a mission of peace and unity for the Church and the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to get to know this mystery man who became pope--who became the first American pontiff--this is the book, a must-read for every Catholic and for non-Catholics as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1630063312\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781630063313\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Kengor, Paul\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Humanix Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Humanix Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Mar 2026)","offer_id":46080824475845,"sku":"9781630063313","price":33.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781630063313.jpg?v=1776040587"},{"product_id":"his-reign-shall-have-no-end-catholic-social-teaching-for-the-lionhearted","title":"His Reign Shall Have No End: Catholic Social Teaching for the Lionhearted","description":"\u003cem\u003eHis Reign Shall Have No End\u003c\/em\u003e is a new introduction to traditional Catholic Social Teaching (CST). Too often, this subject is reduced to a grab-bag of catechetical truisms and welfare policies driven by modern secular, egalitarian, and pluralist assumptions. Instead, Dr. Kwasniewski traces all of its major elements back to the world-changing mystery of the Incarnation, whereby the Son of God became Head and Ruler of mankind in regard to goods both natural and supernatural. So far from being superseded by the \"march of events\" or what some would call \"progress,\" the kingship of Jesus Christ-a revealed truth given consummate formulation by Pope Pius XI in his 1925 encyclical \u003cem\u003eQuas Primas\u003c\/em\u003e-is nothing less than the master key to CST's coherence and, more importantly, to the flourishing of nations no less than the beatitude of individuals. Wherever this kingship is ignored or denied, individuals, families, whole societies decompose like a body deprived of a soul; wherever it is welcomed in faith, Christian life revives and Christendom stirs from slumber. 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However, indecency is just one symptom of the ravaging disease that has made our world a sartorial wasteland. This disease is a hatred of beauty and a glorification of ugliness. It comes in many subtle forms, but its rotten fruits are all around us. The ugliness of our clothing has a devastating effect on our souls. It is time for Catholics to demand something better. In this book, Anna Kalinowska draws on Church teachings, the Catholic philosophical tradition, and fundamental principles of art to diagnose insidious and far-reaching problems with today's fashions. She argues that the quest for normalcy in a world where normal is ugly leads to the loss of souls, and she provides an alternative to the losing strategy that would have us \"just fit in.\" Written for anyone interested in cultivating beauty in everyday life, \u003cem\u003eClothed With Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e provides concrete artistic instruction along with answers to such perplexing questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- What exactly does it take for clothing to be beautiful?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Why are many of today's modest options actually so unattractive?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Can clothing be both modest and beautiful?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Is the quest for beautiful clothing a kind of vanity or waste of time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- How do we begin a restoration of the art of dress?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 196530379X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781965303795\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Kalinowska, Anna\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: OS Justi Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"OS Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Dec 2025)","offer_id":46099867107525,"sku":"9781965303795","price":20.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781965303795.jpg?v=1776646028"},{"product_id":"sins-of-the-father-a-catholic-and-biblical-approach-to-generational-curses","title":"Sins of the Father: A Catholic and Biblical Approach to Generational Curses","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile in modern parlance we hear such terms as \u003ci\u003egenerational\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esin\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003efamilial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ecurse\u003c\/i\u003e, we are speaking broadly within what the Church Fathers referred to as \u003ci\u003einherited guilt\u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003evicarious punishment\u003c\/i\u003e. 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