{"product_id":"catholics-9781504050340","title":"Catholics","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \"near-masterpiece\" about faith and doubt by the award-winning, international bestselling author (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In Rome, surrendering to secular pressures, the Fourth Vatican Council is stirring a revolution with their official denial of the church's core doctrines. They've abolished clerical dress and private confession; the Eucharist is recognized only as an outdated symbol; and they're merging with the tenets of Buddhism. They're also unsettled by the blind faith of devout pilgrims from around the world congregating on a remote island monastery in Ireland--the last spot on earth where Catholic traditions are defiantly alive. At the behest of the Vatican, Father James Kinsella has been dispatched to Muck Abbey with an ultimatum: Adhere to the new church or suffer the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But in Abbot Tomás O'Malley, Kinsella finds less an adversary than a man of bewildering contradictions--unyieldingly bound to his vows, yet long-questioning his devotion to God. Now, between Kinsella and O'Malley comes an unexpected challenge that will reveal their truths, their purpose, their faith, and their doubt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Told with . . . superb grace and wit,\" \u003ci\u003eCatholics\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted by Brian Moore for the 1973 film starring Martin Sheen and Trevor Howard (\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian Moore (1921-1999) was born in Ireland and lived most of his adult life in Canada and the United States. He was the author of many novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Colour of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLies of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Doctor's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e--all shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize--as well as \u003ci\u003eCatholics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Statement\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e I Am Mary Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Magician's Wif\u003c\/i\u003ee. \u003ci\u003eThe Luck of Ginger Coffey\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded Canada's most prestigious book prize, the Governor General's Award for Fiction. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50669674037522,"sku":"9781504050340","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0442a9e4-f186-4a6d-a6ed-4166fa2aefdf.jpg?v=1733763370","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/catholics-9781504050340","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}