{"product_id":"the-cardinal-virtues-andrew-m-greeley-9780765324429","title":"The Cardinal Virtues","description":"\u003cp\u003eFather Laurence O'Toole McAuliffe, the pastor of Saint Finian's parish in Forest Springs, is weary and worn out, his priesthood and faith in tatters. Once literally a bomb-throwing radical and then a Vatican Council liberal, Lar McAuliffe has grown old and cynical. To make matters worse, he's smart enough to know what is happening to him. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGod, the cardinal, or some combination of the two plays a dirty trick on Lar by sending him Father James Stephen Michael Finbar Keenan, the \"new priest.\" Lar expects a classic confrontation between young and old, between sardonic maturity and enthusiastic inexperience. But the new priest does not fit the stereotype and the two become friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether they face the conflicts and joys, the hopes and pains of the contemporary Catholic parish--the old-fashioned school principal; the broken family; the reactionary finance committee; frustrated young lovers; and the chancery office and a timid Cardinal, who interferes with the priests' work on every possible occasion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternately sad and uproariously funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Cardinal Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e is about the meaning of religion, the meaning of faith, and the meaning of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew M. Greeley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0765324423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765324429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.40d","brand":"Andrew M. Greeley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45477235884287,"sku":"9780765324429","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d19e3fe9-d50c-4f7b-987e-e8ae96208e58.jpg?v=1715919426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cardinal-virtues-andrew-m-greeley-9780765324429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}