{"product_id":"a-story-of-conversion-through-friendship-9781594172236","title":"A Story of Conversion through Friendship","description":"\u003cspan\u003eFr. Giesler's Junia trilogy vividly recounted the lives of the early Christians and their struggle to be faithful to their newfound faith in Jesus Christ. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Family Grace Fr. Giesler tells a similar story, but within the context of a contemporary American family that discovers the Catholic Faith in gradual and unexpected ways. He vividly narrates their temptations, failures, and victories in a setting very similar to what the early Christians faced: a society often hostile to the truth and goodness of the Gospel. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs he did in his previous novels, Giesler uses the message of St. Josemaria Escriva as his inspiration---with his call to become saints and apostles in the middle of the world, a calling very similar to that of the early followers of Christ. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It was the family that converted the Roman world. Pagans saw that Christian homes were happy, and they wanted a piece of that happiness. This novel shows us the truth: the family is, still today, the key to evangelization and the key to happiness.\" -- Mike Aquilina, author of The Fathers of the Church\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Scepter (net)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6110012869,"sku":"9781594172236","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0408\/9389\/products\/51i7eUJSoiL.jpeg?v=1762542954","url":"https:\/\/www.stcloudbookshop.com\/products\/a-story-of-conversion-through-friendship-9781594172236","provider":"St. Cloud Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}