The Blessing of ChristmasIgnatius Press, 28 iun. 2010 - 140 pagini This lovely little book, lavishly illustrated, is ideal for the Christmas and Advent season with its inspiring, profound, yet popular meditations on the blessings of the season by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Taken from his sermons as well as his writings, these beautiful meditations by the acclaimed spiritual teacher and writer give his usual fresh insights into the deeper meaning of this most wondrous event, and they show him to be a man who knows how to address both the mind and the heart. |
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The Tree of Life | 51 |
5 | 87 |
The Light Shines in the Darkness | 99 |
7 | 117 |
Note on the First Publication of | 139 |
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