{"product_id":"sip-single-for-a-greater-purpose","title":"Single For A Greater Purpose","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn these fascinating pages, author Luanne Zurlo shows that, contrary to popular opinion, single life is often a holy, joyful vocation lived out, sometimes in a hidden way, by souls who have had an authentic encounter with Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere she sheds light on this little-understood vocation discerned and embraced by a growing number of single persons who neither marry nor enter religious life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThese souls are joyfully\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esingle for a greater purpose\u003c\/em\u003e, nourishing both the world and the Church with the unique spiritual strengths and graces that God gives to souls who deliberately remain single for Him — in the world but not of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRead these pages to learn:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhy dedicated single life is uniquely suited to our times\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow it builds on our baptismal vocations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe special role that dedicated singles have in the Church\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow the dedicated-single vocation complements marriage and religious life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom yields a fruitful spousal relationship with Christ\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow dedicated singles can follow the evangelical counsels of obedience and poverty without the structured life of a religious community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe vows that singles can take to dedicate themselves to such service of God within the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the face of mounting difficulties within our world and our Church, God is now calling for an army of dedicated singles — laymen for the Kingdom of God — nourished from within and empowered by an authentic, personal encounter with Him alone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32264554446959,"sku":"9781622826568","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1193\/7038\/products\/single.jpg?v=1614636585","url":"https:\/\/paschallamb.com\/products\/sip-single-for-a-greater-purpose","provider":"The Paschal Lamb","version":"1.0","type":"link"}