{"product_id":"book-i7xz","title":"First Belong to God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is not a time to hunker down and lock our doors. I see clearly that the Lord is calling us out of ourselves, to get up and walk.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-From the Foreword by Pope Francis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eDrawing on the wisdom of Pope Francis and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, Austen Ivereigh has written a captivating spiritual guide for our turbulent age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eDesigned as an eight-day Ignatian retreat, \u003cem\u003eFirst Belong to God\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a roadmap to deeper discipleship. It does this by focusing on the three foundational forms of belonging: to God, to creation, and to others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eStructured around the core principles of St. Ignatius's Spiritual Exercises, \u003cem\u003eFirst Belong to God\u003c\/em\u003e encapsulates the key aspects of the Francis pontificate:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e• the essence of being \"God-belonging\" entities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e• the way God's mercy challenges our self-reliance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e• the journey to building the Kingdom in the footsteps of Christ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e• heeding the cry of the earth and the stranger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e• striving for fraternity by championing synodality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eWhether you're embarking on a solitary spiritual expedition or a journey with like-minded individuals, \u003cem\u003eFirst Belong to God\u003c\/em\u003e offers the next best thing to a personal retreat with Pope Francis: a full-soul immersion into his wisdom via the classic Jesuit retreat that shaped him so profoundly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49351532413232,"sku":"BDi7xz","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49351532544304,"sku":"ZEi7xz","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49351532609840,"sku":"ZMi7xz","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/i7xz-cover.jpg?v=1761199044","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-i7xz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}