{"product_id":"a-path-revealed","title":"A Path Revealed","description":"\u003cp\u003e By Carlen Maddux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Just days after turning fifty, Martha Maddux, a spirited mother and civic activist, was told she had Alzheimer's disease. She and husband Carlen felt as though they'd been shoved out of a plane 10,000 feet up, with nothing to grab but themselves. \u003ci\u003eA Path Revealedis not about the falloutfrom an insidious disease that extended over seventeen years. It is the story of a path of hope emerging during the darkest hours - a path that lifted Carlen and Martha above the devastating symptoms of this disease.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Carlen traveled with Martha to the backwoods of Kentucky, where the quiet presence of a Catholic nun revealed a hidden path. He was forced to slow down as he traced this path halfway around the world to Australia, retreated weekends to a monastery, embraced meditation, and landed all alone in Thomas Merton's cabin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This story conveys a message of hope and joy in the midst of an almost overwhelming tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paraclete Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44606542512313,"sku":"3C3-9781612617848","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/A-Path-Revealed.jpg?v=1764112282","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/a-path-revealed","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}