{"product_id":"the-layman-and-his-conscience","title":"The Layman and His Conscience","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Ronald Knox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA proper examination of conscience \u003c\/b\u003eis surely one of the most challenging tasks of the Christian life. For the laity, charged with the work of sanctifying the world “from within as a leaven” (in the words of \u003ci\u003eLumen gentium\u003c\/i\u003e), this task is made especially difficult by the clamorous distractions which come simply from being in the world, even if not of the world. To ease the difficulty of this task, Monsignor Knox offers in \u003ci\u003eThe Layman and His Conscience \u003c\/i\u003ea retreat specifically for lay people to “remake their minds” by the power of God’s good grace. Leading his retreatants (and now readers) in a spiritual “spring-cleaning,” Knox throws open the windows of the soul and lets in the pure light and fresh air of the Holy Spirit to show our sins for what they are (and are not) and their causes in our bad habits and half-baked intentions, and sets down a programme of humble habits and holy intentions to keep our consciences clean and make our lives, here and now, “fit for heaven.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou must not fall in with the manners of this world; there must be an inward change, a remaking of your minds, so that you can satisfy yourselves what is God’s will, the good thing, the desirable thing, the perfect thing.\u003c\/em\u003e (Romans 12:2)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe last of the books prepared by Knox before his death in 1957, \u003ci\u003eThe Layman and His Conscience \u003c\/i\u003eis a faithful companion to his earlier work, \u003ci\u003eA Retreat for Lay People\u003c\/i\u003e. Complementing and continuing the fine lines of spiritual insight and encouragement contained there, Knox opens the ears of the sheep to know—and love—the voice of the Good Shepherd.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRonald Knox (1888–1957) was an English Catholic priest, theologian, and author, and one of the most prominent twentieth-century converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism. Best known for his contemporary English translation of the Scriptures (the “Knox Bible”), he wrote numerous works of apologetics and collections of ser­mons, retreat conferences, and lectures, as well as six detective novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e978-1685953133\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51320574116128,"sku":"978-1685953133","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/3678\/2112\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1033.jpg?v=1773075987","url":"https:\/\/treewee.store\/products\/the-layman-and-his-conscience","provider":"Tree of Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}