To Praise, to Bless, to Preach
Subtitle: Spiritual Reflections on the Sunday Gospels, Cycle C
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Published: August 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9780879738235
Subjects: Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis; Books of the New Testament; Spiritual life; Meditations; Church year meditations; Religion - Church History; Religion; N.T; General; Catholic Church; Spirituality - General; Bible; Bible.; Gospels; N.T.
First sentence: The description we hear from the lips of Jesus this first Sunday of Advent sounds like a nightmare: Omens in the heavens, nations in dismay, roaring oceans, people dying of fright, apocalyptic visions in the sky, the day assaulting us like a weapon and ambushing us like a trap.