{"title":"Local Authors","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.\" - St. John Bosco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe have so many wonderful local authors from Louisiana, and you can find all of their books here! From writings about future Saints to different walks of life, there is a wealth of knowledge in this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jesus-and-the-jewish-roots-of-mary-unveiling-the-mother-of-the-messiah","title":"Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary: Unveiling the Mother of the Messiah","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9780525572732 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\" height-fold=\"377\" target-height=\"477\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist\u003c\/i\u003e casts new light on the Virgin Mary, illuminating her role in the Old and New Testaments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAre Catholic teachings on Mary really biblical? Or are they the “traditions of men”? Should she be called the “Mother of God,” or just the mother of Jesus? Did she actually remain a virgin her whole life or do the “brothers of Jesus” refer to her other children? By praying to Mary, are Catholics worshipping her? And what does Mary have to do with the quest to understand Jesus?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eJesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Pitre takes readers step-by-step from the Garden of Eden to the Book of Revelation to reveal how deeply biblical Catholic beliefs about Mary really are. Dr. Pitre uses the Old Testament and Ancient Judaism to unlock how the Bible itself teaches that Mary is in fact the new Eve, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and the new Ark of the Covenant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Brant James Pitre\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"#aboutthebook\" id=\"aboutthebook\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca name=\"#aboutthebook\" id=\"aboutthebook\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-listen-to-a-clip\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-listen show\"\u003e\n\u003ca name=\"#listen-to-a-clip\" id=\"listenToAClip\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"INGR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28641771716701,"sku":"14635","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/5094\/8445\/products\/image_78d98696-39c0-45c9-9b8c-255126bb80ed.jpg?v=1660589170"},{"product_id":"jesus-bridegroom-greatest-love-story","title":"Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJesus the Bridegroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition, and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Pitre shows how the suffering and death of Jesus was far more than a tragic Roman execution. Instead, the Passion of Christ was the fulfillment of ancient Jewish prophecies of a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e wedding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, when the God of the universe would wed himself to humankind in an everlasting nuptial covenant.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTo be sure, most Christians are familiar with the apostle Paul’s teaching that Christ is the ‘Bridegroom’ and the Church is the ‘Bride’. But what does this really \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003emean\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? And what would ever possess Paul to compare the death of Christ to the love of a husband for his wife? If you would have been at the Crucifixion, with Jesus hanging there dying, is that how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eyou\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e would have described it? How could a first-century Jew like Paul, who knew how brutal Roman crucifixions were, have ever compared the execution of Jesus to a wedding? And why does he refer to this as the “great mystery” (Ephesians 5:32)?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAs Pitre shows, the key to unlocking this mystery can be found by going back to Jewish Scripture and tradition and seeing the entire history of salvation, from Mount Sinai to Mount Calvary, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ea divine love story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e between Creator and creature, between God and Israel, between Christ and his bride—a story that comes to its climax on the wood of a Roman cross.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn the pages of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJesus the Bridegroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, dozens of familiar passages in the Bible—the Exodus, the Song of Songs, the Wedding at Cana, the Woman at the Well, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and even the Second Coming at the End of Time—are suddenly transformed before our eyes. Indeed, when seen in the light of Jewish Scripture and tradition, the life of Christ is nothing less than the greatest love story ever told.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IGNP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28641863565405,"sku":"11829","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0247\/5094\/8445\/products\/image_f74dcbd7-3c11-402d-ad07-7af0f5e993b0.jpg?v=1660589123"},{"product_id":"blessings-of-dementia-local","title":"The Blessings of Dementia","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocal Author!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI see love in my mother as she bows her head to pray before we eat. I see love as she sits in her chair and rocks my grandchild. I see love when i look at her holding the cross of the rosary in her hand as the family prays the rosary on Sunday afternoons in her living room... 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For 100 days, we will step into Maya's shoes (if we can find them!) and see what we can learn as moms about God's relationship with us, his will for our lives, and how we can continue to grow in following him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs moms we are constantly on the lookout for teachable moments with our kids, but this book will help us identify the many learnable moments that God places in our lives every day. The world around us, complete with the chaos of raising children, is the very classroom that God wants to use to connect us to him. It may be a feat to get out of the house without something sticky on our clothes, but that doesn't mean we can't have a growing, challenging, and life-giving personal relationship with God.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearnable Moments for Moms will help women recognize God at work in the everyday routine of motherhood, learn how to apply scripture in a practical way, and celebrate even frustrating situations as opportunities to grow. This devotional will have moms laughing at Maya's mistakes as well as learning from their own. Allow Maya and Everly to draw out the childlike joy and faith of the little girl inside you as you seek God in this unique season of motherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach day includes:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelatable Story from Motherhood\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBiblical Scripture\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePractical Application\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrayer Prompt\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuestion for Reflection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLocal Author!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErin Greneaux is a wife and mom to two daughters, Maya and Everly, in Lafayette, Louisiana. 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She shows each of us ... the pain of her cross. We see her pain, bitterness, anger, despair, and brokenness, all symptoms of the burden of the cross. Suffering is real and it’s ugly and it’s very human. This is not only the story of a mother’s grief, however. Kelly shows us the depth of her pain so we may know the heights of Christ’s healing power.\"  Rev. Garrett McIntyre, Pastor, St. Bernard Catholic Church, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In my grief on the darkest days of my life I didn’t want my cross. I hated the fact that I had to carry the weight of child loss. It was heavy and hard and scary....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is my story. Of how I clawed my way out of that black hole. This book is so others could find healing in our faith, in the sacraments, and through the grace, mercy, and love that is poured out from the Cross. The tool that was used to destroy our Lord, the Cross, conquered death. 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