Daybreaks
Daily Reflections for Advent and Christmas
1st Edition
Published on 14. August 2011
48 pages
978-0-7648-6130-7 (ISBN)
Description
Advent calls us to focus on preparation. Being prepared for the birth of Jesus Christ is something we can only better with each Advent and Christmas season. Daybreaks by Fr. Jim Torrens, SJ offers daily meditations to deepen your connection to God and help you prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth. In a season where it is easy to lose sight on what's important, Fr. Torrens provides insight and reflection to keep you focused on the arrival of our Savior.
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James Torrens is a Jesuit priest based in the diocese of Fresno, California. He engages in spiritual direction and Hispanic pastoral ministry. He has been a long-time faculty member at Santa Clara University, an editor at America, the national Jesuit magazine, and a spiritual director at the House of Prayer for Priests in Los Angeles.
Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- The prophets announce a day of darkness for the enemies of God
- John the Baptist learned to live wholly off of God
- At the Nativity, joy permeates everyone
- What can we whisper to the Newborn but his precious name?
- The divine aura is hidden in this dear infant form
- "When you look on a member of my body, see me."
- Always and everywhere people have been hungering for the divine
