{"product_id":"wisdom-from-the-cross-how-jesus-seven-last-words-teach-us-how-to-live-and-die-well","title":"Wisdom from the Cross: How Jesus' Seven Last Words Teach Us How to Live (and Die) Well","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Seven Last Words explained and lived\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScripture and Church tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDaily discipleship and virtue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRedemptive meaning of suffering: living \u0026amp; dying well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvangelization through love and sacrifice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe words Christ spoke from the Cross reveal the heart of the Gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply reflective book, Casey J. Chalk presents the Seven Last Words not only as objects of study but as a spiritual framework for daily discipleship. Rooted in Scripture and the Church’s tradition, each word offers a concrete lesson for living a faithful and sacrificial Christian life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from Church Fathers, medieval theologians, and voices such as Thomas Aquinas, Robert Bellarmine, and Fulton J. Sheen, the author shows how Christ’s final utterances teach forgiveness, perseverance in suffering, self-giving love, and a thirst for souls. These timeless truths are brought to life through clear explanations and relatable modern examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether read during Lent or throughout the year, this book invites readers to unite their struggles to the Cross and to live in deeper communion with Christ and to die as His devoted servant after pursuing a life of virtue. The Seven Last Words become not a farewell, but an invitation to live the abundant life found in union with the Crucified Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52271775482165,"sku":"1012924","price":11.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/7494\/2517\/files\/media_9b811621-ec5b-48b3-9fe0-a29101fe0076.jpg?v=1769610109","url":"https:\/\/www.catholiccompany.com\/products\/wisdom-from-the-cross-how-jesus-seven-last-words-teach-us-how-to-live-and-die-well","provider":"The Catholic Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}