This enchanting book is a boost and a tonic for the faith we celebrate at Christmas time. Christopher Hayden shows us how immensely relevant, practical and challenging our Christmas faith is. Carefully setting the stage for the birth of the Saviour, he gradually populates the crib with all its different characters, explaining the significance of each one. Each chapter concludes with some 'points to ponder', making this an ideal book for preachers, as well as for pray-ers.
The book combines sensitivity to the concerns of biblical scholarship with a popular approach style. It is intended to help people enter prayerfully and reflectively into the spirit of Christmas.
About the author:
Christopher Hayden is currently serving as Spiritual Director in Rome's Irish Seminary, the Pontifical Irish College. He was ordained a priest in 1991, and since then has served in both urban and rural parishes and in seminary teaching positions. In 2008, he completed his PhD in New Testament studies at the Milltown Institute, Dublin.
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