{"product_id":"my-son-the-priest-kristin-grady-gilger-9781958972939","title":"My Son, the Priest: A Mother's Crisis of Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot every Catholic mother wants her son to be a priest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe true story of a young man's journey to become a Jesuit priest--written by his mother, a fallen-away Catholic who must come to terms with her son's decision or risk losing him. It is an intimate, sometimes irreverent, and often searing examination of faith, family, and reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You send your son off to college and you think that in a few years you might get a call, and he'll announce that he has someone he's bringing home, someone he wants you to meet. But then that someone turns out to be a recruiter hawking a lifetime of poverty, chastity and obedience. What college kid in his right mind would sign up for that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers a rare, often entertaining, glimpse into the highly unusual Jesuit formation process--which includes sending would-be priests off on pilgrimages with $35 in their pockets. It also takes on tough issues, from the church's history of sexual abuse to its treatment of women, and asks tough questions: Is it possible to be Catholic, liberal, and a feminist all at the same time? What does it mean to call yourself a Catholic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristin Grady Gilger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1958972932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781958972939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Monkfish Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Kristin Grady Gilger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881159971071,"sku":"9781958972939","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a099d02d-5b58-4abe-88e9-52d78db7cc13.jpg?v=1747970856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-son-the-priest-kristin-grady-gilger-9781958972939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}