{"product_id":"charles-de-foucauld-9781621645153","title":"Charles de Foucauld","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"My Father, I put myself in your hands\", wrote Charles de Foucauld in his journal. \"Whatever you make of me, I thank you, I am ready for everything, I accept everything, I thank you for everything.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he was killed by bandits in 1916, the French aristocrat-turned-monk was virtually unknown. Over the course of a century, however, the radiance of Foucauld's hidden life has spread more and more, and the Church now recognizes him as a saint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis youth and early adulthood read like a novel--the loss of his parents; his education in Paris, where he abandoned the faith of his childhood; his military career in French Algeria; and his exploration of Morocco. After a conversion at the age of twenty-eight, Foucauld was charged with a desire to surrender himself completely to God, leading him eventually to a life of prayer in the Algerian desert. There he devoted himself to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and charity toward his Muslim neighbors--even to the point of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean-Jacques Antier describes Foucauld's dramatic, inspiring life in a vivid narrative style. He based his biography on the man's writings and correspondence as well as interviews with numerous people who knew him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIllustrated with sixteen pages of photos, and indexed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Jacques Antier\u003c\/b\u003e has published more than fifty books, translated in eight languages. His many books include \u003ci\u003eMartha Robin: The Still Journey \u003c\/i\u003eand with Jean Guitton, \u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Powers of Faith.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554474103058,"sku":"9781621645153","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c1f014d-7027-4108-a176-937b4c6bb067.jpg?v=1731716992","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charles-de-foucauld-9781621645153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}