{"product_id":"the-shock-of-holiness-michael-pakaluk-9781621647942","title":"The Shock of Holiness: The Romance of Everyday Life","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Pakaluk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1621647943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781621647942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ignatius Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs","brand":"Michael Pakaluk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136745062655,"sku":"9781621647942","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_946ee5f8-e4b3-4016-aee1-62f273467a4e.jpg?v=1755024220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shock-of-holiness-michael-pakaluk-9781621647942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}