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Encounter enlightening and engaging views of monastic love for God’s creation.      In Jesus in Nature, Samuel Torvend uncovers the hidden story of monastic reflection on the presence of Jesus Christ in creation. With frequent references to contemporary life, he offers a comprehensive view of Jesus in his natural world and the various ways in which early medieval monastics discerned the presence of the risen Christ in nature’s seasons, in flora and fauna, and in the pulsating energy that gives life to all things.   For Christians who care for our common home, the earth, Torvend offers groundbreaking and enlightening views of monastic love for God’s first gift, the creation, and presents wisdom for living today in a world that needs thoughtful persons of faith who are friends of the earth and its many creatures. In this book, readers are invited to engage the Book of Nature and the Book of Scripture and thus further their conversation between faith and science.

This practical pastoral resource provides helpful formation and guidance for lectors and proclaimers of the Word. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent 2025, Living LiturgyTM for Lectors includes:   • Full text of readings in sense lines • Practical suggestions for proclamation, including pronunciation and points of emphasis • Background, contextual, and historical information to enhance proclamation • Ministry prayers that correspond with the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion and Music Ministers editions of Living Liturgy, promoting unity among all liturgical ministers

Prepare for the celebration of Christ''s coming with this popular and inviting annual guide. During the especially busy Advent and Christmas seasons, this book offers brief, down-to-earth reflections that bring prayer and Scripture into everyday life in a thought-provoking and lasting way. Through Mary DeTurris Poust’s reflections on lectionary readings from the weekday and Sunday Masses, readers will grow in their understanding of the word of God. This book will help busy people enrich their prayer life during the seasons of Advent and Christmas.