{"title":"Virtue and Vice","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-devou","title":"An Introduction To The Devout Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eThe person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide exists than \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Introduction to the Devout Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003cstrong\u003eSt. Francis de Sales\u003c\/strong\u003e (1567-1622), Doctor of the Church. It is at once easy to read, being laid out in short chapters, yet it is thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind and gentle; a mirror of its author. It is a book, moreover, for all, because all are called to the devout life. True devotion to God, the author points out, adorns every vocation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eAddressed as a personal letter to Philothea, the lover of God which genuinely represents the reader, the book covers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eOur first desire to lead a devout life to our full resolution to do so.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eHow we should approach God in prayer and the Sacraments.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eThe practice of 16 important virtues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eRemedies against ordinary temptations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eBecoming confirmed in our practice of devotion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eSt. Francis says, \u003cspan style=\"color: #1d851d; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"devotion is spiritual agility and vivacity, by means of which charity works in us, or we in her, with love and readiness; and as charity leads us to obey and fulfill all God's Commandments, so devotion leads us to obey them with promptitude and diligence.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (p. 3).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino; font-size: 13pt;\"\u003eThis is book to be read again and again, with pen in hand - a book to make your guide for the rest of your life!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45158630981913,"sku":"ITDL-TC","price":32.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/products\/11467.jpg?v=1683203055"},{"product_id":"learning-the-virtues-that-le","title":"Learning The Virtues That Lead You To God","description":"","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45159025574169,"sku":"LTV","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/products\/1872221575.jpg?v=1683207601"},{"product_id":"saints-who-battled-satan-se","title":"Saints Who Battled Satan: Seventeen Holy Warriors","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\nv:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\no:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\nb:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp class=\"ArticleOpeningPara\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;margin-left:2.8pt;\nmargin-top:3.5pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eSatan is real. HeÔÇÖs a formidable foe who wants to snatch us away from God, and the thought of doing battle with him can seem daunting. Even so, the saints who have gone before us have engaged the Devil, armed with the power of Christ ÔǪ and emerged victorious! These fellow warriors in heaven now fight on our behalf. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ArticleOpeningPara\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;margin-left:2.8pt;\nmargin-top:3.5pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;\nfont-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:\nCalibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;\nmso-color-extk:503;font-style:italic;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eSaints Who Battled Satan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:\n11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:\nCalibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;\nmso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, Paul Thigpen, author of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;font-style:italic;font-weight:\nnormal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eManual for Spiritual Warfare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, details the heroic combat of 17 saints who defeated the Enemy. In these pages, youÔÇÖll discover: How Satan attacks us through extraordinary assaults and everyday temptations ~ How these 17 saints used prayer, Scripture, the sacraments, and other spiritual weapons against the Enemy ~ How the virtues served these saints as combat armour. ~ How these victorious saints now offer their aid to those of us still battling on earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ArticleOpeningPara\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;margin-left:2.8pt;\nmargin-top:3.5pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eRead the inspiring and triumphant stories of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-GB\"\u003ePadre Pio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;\nmso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:\nArial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:\n503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-GB\"\u003eFrancis of Assisi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;\nmso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:\nArial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:\n503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-GB\"\u003eCatherine of Siena\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;\nmso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:\nArial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:\n503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-GB\"\u003eTeresa of Avila\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;\nmso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:\nArial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:\n503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:\nEN-GB\"\u003eJohn Vianney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;\nmso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:\nArial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;\ncolor:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:\n503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e, and a dozen other saints who battled Satan. YouÔÇÖll find the strength, the courage, and the faith to win your own war against the Enemy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ArticleOpeningPara\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;margin-left:2.8pt;\nmargin-top:3.5pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:Calibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;mso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latinext-font-family:Calibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;\nmso-color-extcmy:536120296;mso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;\nmso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003e___\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ArticleOpeningPara\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;text-align:left;\nmargin-left:2.8pt;margin-top:3.5pt;text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:\n11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:\nCalibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;\nmso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eÔÇ£A great book that will always have a special place in my collection. The inspiration I have gotten from this book has driven me back to the confessional and daily prayer. These men and women are our true heros! The book is well written and extremely hard to put down. I had to force myself to read slowly and reflect to let what I was reading sink in. Great information for catechists.ÔÇØ ÔÇö online review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ArticleOpeningPara\" style=\"mso-pagination:none;text-align:left;\nmargin-left:2.8pt;margin-top:3.5pt;text-align:left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:\n11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-default-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-latin-font-family:Calibri;mso-greek-font-family:Calibri;mso-cyrillic-font-family:\nCalibri;mso-armenian-font-family:Calibri;mso-hebrew-font-family:Calibri;\nmso-arabic-font-family:Arial;mso-currency-font-family:Calibri;mso-latinext-font-family:\nCalibri;color:#6C2B2C;mso-color-ext:2894700;mso-color-extcmy:536120296;\nmso-color-extk:503;font-weight:normal;language:EN-GB;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB\"\u003eÔÇ£I have read several books by Dr. Thigpen, but by far this is the best. The stories are entertaining and wonderful, but best of all, illuminating. In this book is more information on spiritual combat than in many drier,more scholarly tomes. Each story gives brief but powerful glimpses of not only each saintÔÇÖs unique character, but useful hints on how to overcome many different wiles of the Devil. I salute Dr. Thigpen on this impressive book.ÔÇØ ÔÇö online review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fidelity Books and Pieties","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45159090716953,"sku":"SWBSA","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/0989\/5705\/products\/1872222940.jpg?v=1683208145"},{"product_id":"humility-elevation-of-mind","title":"Humility \u0026 Elevation of Mind","description":"This classic work from Thomas ├á Kempis, author of The Imitation of Christ, is now available in English for the first time.\nIt is a simple truth that, without the virtue of humility, we cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven. It simply cannot be done. 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