{"product_id":"the-shock-of-holiness-the-romance-of-everyday-life-paperback-1","title":"The Shock of Holiness: The Romance of Everyday Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Pakaluk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoms at Mass are heroes--not unlike the soldiers who landed at Iwo Jima. Children open us up to radical charity--the kind lived by martyrs. Obscure priests in backwoods France can change the world--not by debating, but by loving God. And a little bottle of holy water--available for free at any Catholic church--proves that the most precious things in life have no price.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are just a few of the extraordinary everyday insights of philosopher Michael Pakaluk, who attests that Christian sanctity is far nearer and far more beautiful than we think. With erudition and intellectual rigor, Professor Pakaluk sets his sights on some of the simplest truths of the Catholic faith and discovers that they are truly electrifying: the grace of infant Baptism, the earth-shaking event of transubstantiation, the extreme love of the saints, the surrendered fatherhood of Joseph, and the romance\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof chastity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Behold,\" calls Jesus, \"I make all things new.\" Guided by both faith and reason, readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Shock of Holiness\u003c\/i\u003e can see this newness with their own eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Pakaluk\u003c\/b\u003e received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Harvard University, under John Rawls. A professor at the Catholic University of America and an authority on Aristotelian ethics, his recent books include \u003ci\u003eMary's Voice in the Gospel According to John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBe Good Bankers: The Economic Interpretation of Matthew's Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of Saint Peter\u003c\/i\u003e. The father of fifteen children, he is married to the economist and social philosopher Catherine Pakaluk, Ph.D. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378517360889,"sku":"9781621647942","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/yJu_UeLnc9781621647942_9170ec90-9f47-47b8-a8e7-34902e5d0c87.webp?v=1770046312","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-shock-of-holiness-the-romance-of-everyday-life-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}