{"product_id":"the-shepherd-who-didnt-run-maria-ruiz-scaperlanda-9781681924564","title":"The Shepherd Who Didn't Run: Blessed Stanley Rother, Martyr from Oklahoma, Revised","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2016 CPA Book Awards Winner! 3rd Place, Biography category\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Fr. Stanley Francis Rother\u003cp\u003eFr. Stanley Rother was true to his word. He did not run. And was martyred at the age of 46.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFr. Stanley arrived in Guatemala in 1968, and immediately identified with his parishioners' simple, farming lifestyle. He learned their languages, prepared them for the Sacraments, and cared for their needs. Fr. Stanley, or \"Padre Francisco\" as he was called by his beloved Tz'utujil Indians, had found his heart's calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter nearly a decade, the violence of the Guatemalan civil war found its way into the peaceful village. Disappearances, killings, and danger became daily occurrences, but despite this unrest Fr. Stanley remained hard at work, building a farmer's co-op, a school, a hospital, and the first Catholic radio station, used for catechesis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn early 1981, his name was on a death list, so he returned to Oklahoma and was warned not to return. But he could not abandon his people, so he went back, and made the ultimate sacrifice for his faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people,\" said Fr. Stanley, \"that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlso available in Spanish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mar? Ruiz Scaperlanda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681924560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681924564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our Sunday Visitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Mar? Ruiz Scaperlanda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996406808831,"sku":"9781681924564","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85ccc44c-6de9-459c-aef1-7f34057affa1.jpg?v=1683341511","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shepherd-who-didnt-run-maria-ruiz-scaperlanda-9781681924564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}