{"product_id":"the-incredible-catholic-mass-an-explanation-of-the-catholic-mass-9780895556080","title":"The Incredible Catholic Mass: An Explanation of the Catholic Mass","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll Christians know his name. Few truly know the man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis of Assisi was not even five feet tall. He was not well educated. And yet he is the one saint commonly recognized as \u003ci\u003eAlter Christus, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \"other Christ.\" Francis is not just any saint--he's a saint for everyone, whatever your place or position in life. But do we really know him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was this man at his core? What was it that thrust this little man from a little town to the heights of sanctity, into a place of high honor among the celestial court?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting biography, author Bret Thoman accomplishes what few biographers have. He pierces the inner life of Francis, revealing his deepest passions, his unquenchable love for poverty, and his unshakable grip on the core of the Gospel. The life of Francis, so often festooned with spectacle and miracle, is in reality the story of a soul yearning for God in every moment and glimpsing His presence in all creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to see the hidden life of the greatest saint, if you want to hear his thoughts, if you want to feel the fervor that blazed within his soul, you must read \u003ci\u003eSt. Francis of Assisi: Passion, Poverty, and the Man who Transformed the Catholic Church\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Rev. Father Martin of Cochem, O.S.F.C., was a German Capuchin born in 1630 at Mosel. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin as a novitiate while still young, subsequently received Holy Orders, and was ultimately assigned as a professor of theology. He also cared for the plague victims of 1666, and thereupon began composing popular religious writings and treatises. Father Cochem authored such works as \u003ci\u003eThe Last Four Things\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Catholic Mass\u003c\/i\u003e, the former of which was printed by TAN in 1987. He died on the tenth of September, 1712, at Waghausel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tan Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644531740946,"sku":"9780895556080","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a08dc7e8-88ec-4afc-ade4-676c71135b19.jpg?v=1733113428","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-incredible-catholic-mass-an-explanation-of-the-catholic-mass-9780895556080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}