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Willie wrote to his father concerning \"Vocations\": \"It is consoling from time to time to receive letters from convents and religious houses, saying that some novice had come to them chiefly through reading ‘Vocations’; for undoubtedly, there are many splendid soldiers lost to Christ’s army for the want of a little help and encouragement…”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Os Justi Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40099845439586,"sku":"","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/products\/IMG_5048_jpg.jpg?v=1665630152"},{"product_id":"ministers-of-christ","title":"Ministers of Christ","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e[This book is published not by Os Justi but by Crisis Publications. However, Os Justi offers its customers signed copies of Dr. Kwasniewski's books.]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this bold and powerful book, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski marshals an irrefutable defense of the Church’s historical teaching that her liturgical ministries ― including those of lector and altar server ― should be performed exclusively by men.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGod created the two sexes for profound reasons, explains Dr. Kwasniewski, and we diminish human beings when we lose sight of those reasons. He asserts that the interdependence of the two sexes strengthens both men and women and that the complementary characteristics of masculinity and femininity are indispensable to human development. The manifest differences between the sexes have informed the Church’s vision on the roles of men and women in the liturgy for centuries, and they are now under attack not only from outside the Catholic Church but also within it, threatening the very order and coherence of civilization itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Kwasniewski thoughtfully reflects on Scripture, Church teachings, and human nature to determine the proper callings of the laity and clergy as well as their diverse but integral modes of participation in the liturgy. He connects the male priesthood to the Incarnation of Our Lord, and he explains the Old Testament background and New Testament roots of the diaconate, subdiaconate, and minor orders. He then stunningly reveals how these roles are designed to reflect and radiate the priesthood of Jesus Christ.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, Dr. Kwasniewski charts a path to a healthier church life, one that replaces the “heresy of activism” with the primacy of prayer and the power of contemplation. He argues that we should set aside the push to “update” everything and return to the serene embrace of the essential changelessness of the Christian religion. 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Drawing on sources ancient and modern, pagan and Christian, Eastern Christian and Western, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski will teach you:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe four kinds of marriage and four reasons why marriage is noble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003epulsating heart\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eof marriage and family is and what marriage \u003ci\u003ecannot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexist without\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lessons we can learn from the marriage of Mary and Joseph \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two greatest mercies of God (they will surprise you!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree ways to explain the meaning of sexuality to your children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSixteen arguments and replies regarding priestly celibacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Kwasniewski demonstrates that both the dignity of marriage and family and the evils arrayed against them—pornography, self-gratification, premarital sex, divorce, contraception, and abortion—can and should be seen not only in terms of what they are but also in terms of what they\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003esignify\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espiritually and cosmically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of a growing totalitarianism hell-bent on diluting, relativizing, ostracizing, and ultimately obliterating chaste and fruitful love, Dr. Kwasniewski extols the sacramental dignity of the human body, shines the light of faith and reason on fundamental truths about vocation and the gift of self, and renews confidence in the wisdom of Holy Mother Church.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40358971015266,"sku":"","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/treasuringmarriage.jpg?v=1685485098"},{"product_id":"religious-vocation-butler","title":"Religious Vocation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you landed here looking for \"The Little Liturgical Catechism,\" you'll find it \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/osjustipress.com\/products\/little-liturgical-catechism\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“How can I tell whether or not I have a religious vocation?” Many young Catholics agonize over discerning a vocation, because they (or their spiritual directors) have been led to believe that such a calling is uncommon, rare, or extraordinary, requiring an introspective search for some special inner voice or attraction in the inmost depths of the heart. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tradition of the Church—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egiven a perfect expression \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas whom the author of this work especially follows—shows a different, more serene, and more secure path: the evangelical counsels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare open to all. 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