{"product_id":"returning-to-the-lord","title":"Returning to the Lord","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBy Bede Jarrett, O.P. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReturning to the Lord \u003c\/b\u003eis a collection of more than three dozen sermons by the renowned Dominican preacher Bede Jarrett. In Book I, originally published in 1932 as \u003ci\u003eNo Abiding City\u003c\/i\u003e, Jarrett shows the special importance of “remembering we are pilgrims” in the season of Lent. “The Christian, he writes, “is building up no permanent achievement; he takes a journey to life eternal.” At the heart of Book II, originally published in 1945 as \u003ci\u003eThe House of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, are sermons on marriage, family, and the Christian home, and their unique role in developing and perfecting the virtues. Concluding the book is Jarrett’s masterful preaching for Holy Week, including the Good Friday Discourses, and a sermon for Easter Sunday with its glorious closing exclamation of hope: “The life he brought us shall never die.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAnimated by a spirit of wisdom and understanding and replete with practicable guidance for the Christian life, \u003ci\u003eReturning to the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable companion for the Lenten pilgrimage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Even now,” says the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.”\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eJoel 2:12–13)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBede Jarrett, O.P.,\u003c\/b\u003e (1881–1934) was an English Dominican friar and distinguished historian and author. In 1921, he founded Blackfriars Priory at the University of Oxford, and revitalized the Dominican magazine \u003ci\u003eBlackfriars\u003c\/i\u003e, now \u003ci\u003eNew Blackfriars\u003c\/i\u003e. His numerous books include \u003ci\u003eMediaeval Socialism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSocial Theories in the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Saint Dominic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1950970681\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68197678022841,"sku":"978-1950970681","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/9177\/3369\/files\/ProductImages_75.jpg?v=1794089257","url":"https:\/\/catholicshop.com\/products\/returning-to-the-lord","provider":"CatholicShop.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}