{"product_id":"a-time-to-die-monks-on-the-threshold-of-eternal-life-9781621642749","title":"A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eBehind monastery walls, men of God spend their lives preparing for the passage of death. Best-selling French author Nicolas Diat set out to find what their deaths can reveal about the greatest mystery faced by everyone--the end of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to die? How to respond to our fear of death? To answer these and other questions, Diat travelled to eight European monasteries including Solesmes Abbey and the Grande Chartreuse. Through extraordinary interviews with monks, he learned that their death experiences are varied and unique, with elements of peace, pain, humility, sorrow, and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese monks have the same fears, torments, and sorrows as everyone else, Diat discovered. What is exemplary about them is their humility and simplicity. When death approaches, and its hand reveals its strength, they are like happy and na ve children who wait with impatience to open a gift. They have complete confidence in the mercy of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicolas Diat\u003c\/b\u003e is a French journalist and author. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eA Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Cardinal Sarah\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Guinea, West Africa. Made an Archbishop by Pope John Paul II and a Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, he was named the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Francis in 2014. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGod or Nothing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641456169234,"sku":"9781621642749","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_50d8733f-7c41-444d-95e9-96c11c3fc5f9.jpg?v=1733017895","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-time-to-die-monks-on-the-threshold-of-eternal-life-9781621642749","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}