{"product_id":"a-year-with-the-popes-jeffrey-kirby-9781505120080","title":"A Year with the Popes: Daily Meditations with the Vicar of Christ","description":"As Christians, our faith is founded on the papal office, the very institution Christ Himself bestowed authority on to lead His Church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Year with the Popes\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author Fr. Jeffrey Kirby gives an original exposition of the nobility and enduring power of the papacy. This manual reads as an engaging parade through the history of the papacy, showing its biblical foundations in Sacred Scripture and providing portions of Saint Peter's own letters from the New Testament, before pivoting to recount the twists and turns of the papal ministry and the various men who have served as successors of Saint Peter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Father Kirby dives into the triumph of the good and saintly popes and the scandals of the bad, and provides papal teachings that occurred at monumental times, such as the slave trade, the Line of Demarcation that prevented a European war, the Galileo affair, the institution of a new calendar for the West, reactions to the world wars of the twentieth century, the advent of the sexual revolution, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Avoiding academic staleness and cold, empty passages from documents, \u003ci\u003e A Year with the Popes \u003c\/i\u003egives an encouraging affirmation of the divine character of the papal office as it walks through history and explores the teachings of these men who were called the Vicar of Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Kirby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150512008X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781505120080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tan Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Imitation Leather\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.32h x 6.08w x 0.67d","brand":"Jeffrey Kirby","offers":[{"title":"Imitation Leather","offer_id":44540813181183,"sku":"9781505120080","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccb074c4-0a47-43d9-9aa6-52e0ef3b4d9b.jpg?v=1700590003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-year-with-the-popes-jeffrey-kirby-9781505120080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}