{"product_id":"treasuring-the-goods-of-marriage-in-a-throwaway-society-paperback","title":"Treasuring the Goods of Marriage in a Throwaway Society - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kwasniewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerhouse of a book masterfully vindicates the Church's rich teachings on matrimony, the priesthood, and religious life. Drawing on sources ancient and modern, pagan and Christian, Eastern Christian and Western, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski will teach you: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe four kinds of marriage (can you guess them?) and four reasons why marriage is noble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the \u003ci\u003epulsating heart \u003c\/i\u003eof marriage and family is and what marriage \u003ci\u003ecannot\u003c\/i\u003e exist without\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe lessons we can learn from the marriage of Mary and Joseph \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe two greatest mercies of God (they will surprise you!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree ways to explain the meaning of sexuality to your children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSixteen arguments and replies regarding priestly celibacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Kwasniewski demonstrates that both the dignity of marriage and family and the evils arrayed against them--pornography, self-gratification, premarital sex, divorce, contraception, and abortion--can and should be seen not only in terms of what they are but also in terms of what they \u003ci\u003esignify\u003c\/i\u003e spiritually and cosmically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of a growing totalitarianism hell-bent on diluting, relativizing, ostracizing, and ultimately obliterating chaste and fruitful love, Dr. Kwasniewski extols the sacramental dignity of the human body, shines the light of faith and reason on fundamental truths about vocation and the gift of self, and renews confidence in the wisdom of Holy Mother Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Peter Kwasniewski, Thomistic theologian, liturgical scholar, and choral composer, is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College and The Catholic University of America. He has taught at the International Theological Institute in Austria, the Franciscan University of Steubenville's Austria Program, and Wyoming Catholic College, which he helped establish in 2006 and where he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choirs. He writes regularly for The New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, Rorate Caeli, The Latin Mass Magazine, and other websites and publications. He has published sixteen books (eight as author and eight as editor), including seven on traditional Catholicism: Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis (Angelico, 2014), Noble Beauty, Transcendent Holiness (Angelico, 2017), Tradition and Sanity (Angelico, 2018), John Henry Newman on Worship, Reverence, and Ritual (Os Justi, 2019), Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright (Angelico, 2020), The Holy Bread of\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52586181394725,"sku":"9781644138540","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/l7DoWiNw059781644138540.webp?v=1781608498","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/treasuring-the-goods-of-marriage-in-a-throwaway-society-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}