{"product_id":"the-catholic-spirit","title":"The Catholic Spirit","description":"\u003cp\u003ePope John Paul II pointed out that it is through the arts that religious truths are made tangible \"making perceptible...the world of the spirit, of the invisible, of God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Spirit: An Anthology for Discovering Faith Through Literature, Art, Film, and Music\u003c\/em\u003e takes up this charge and presents the truths of Catholicism in the context of the arts: great artwork, literature, music, and Church writings. \u003cem\u003eThe Catholic Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e sends teens on a journey through classical works like Flannery O'Connors \"Parker's Back, Gerard Manley Hopkins' \"God's Grandeur,\" Michelangelo's \u003cem\u003eThe Creation of Adam\u003c\/em\u003e, and Gregorian chant, along with modern classics like \"A Woman's Prayer\" by Dorothy Day and films like \u003cem\u003eCool Hand Luke\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOn the Waterfront.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized around chapters that follow the structure of the \u003cem\u003eCatechism of the Catholic Church\u003c\/em\u003e, the text includes primary source material from varying periods of Church history with contextual and background text to help students understand their significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral additional research opportunities are included to further the students' study of the key teachings of the Church through reading, viewing, and listening to classical period pieces. An online teacher resource also indexes the material to themes in the new curriculum framework.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the authors and works included in the text are the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eParker's Back\u003c\/em\u003e: Flannery O'Connor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWhere God Is, Love Is\u003c\/em\u003e: Leo Tolstoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOur Lady's Juggler\u003c\/em\u003e: Anatole France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMarble Floor\u003c\/em\u003e: Pope John Paul II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLetters to Abbe Belliere\u003c\/em\u003e: St Therese of Lisieux\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eWelcome Morning\u003c\/em\u003e: Anne Sexton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Hint of an Explanation\u003c\/em\u003e: Graham Greene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGod's Grandeur\u003c\/em\u003e: Gerard Manley Hopkins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLes Miserables\u003c\/em\u003e: Victor Hugo (translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Merit of a Young Priest\u003c\/em\u003e: Yaffa Eliach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Trouble\u003c\/em\u003e: J.F. Powers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMeditation\u003c\/em\u003e: John Henry Cardinal Newman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHail Mary\u003c\/em\u003e: John Fante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Woman's Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e: Dorothy Day\u003cbr\u003e\n\tAnd Much More!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTEACHERS: Request a \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/examination-copy\"\u003ereview copy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ave Maria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640323899482,"sku":"1-59471-182-8","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/1367\/3818\/files\/1-59471-182-8_09387519-bc1c-4594-aef0-369c6f6f31ef.jpg?v=1791488142","url":"https:\/\/deaconstore.com\/products\/the-catholic-spirit","provider":"Deacon Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}