Advent and Christmas With the Saints (Advent and Christmas Wisdom) [Paperback]

Anthony Chiffolo (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 16, 2003 | Series: Advent and Christmas Wisdom

Advent and Christmas with the Saints offers spiritual sustenance from those holy men and women whom we honor because of their close spiritual relationship with God. Readers walk day-by-day with the saints, recalling the Scriptures they read, meditating on the thoughts they had, praying as they might have prayed, and talking openly with God. Christians looking for a way to re-spiritualize their Christmas practices, prayer groups, small-faith communities, Bible study classes, teachers, clergy, and religious will cherish this guide to refocusing on the "reason for the season," the birth of the Messiah.

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About the Author

Anthony Chiffolo, editorial director of Praeger Publishers, is the author of numerous religion books, including 100 Names of Mary, Pope John Paul II: In My Own Words, Padre Pio: In My Own Words, Advent and Christmas with the Saints and Cooking With The Bible. He received the WVOX Radio Author of the Year Award in 2000 for Padre Pio: In My Own Words.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Liguori Publications (June 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764809938
• ISBN-13: 978-0764809934
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,005,349 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Life takes strange twists and turns. My childhood was spent in the rural community of East Schodack, NY, across the Hudson River from Albany. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, I served on active duty in naval aviation for 7 years (then served additional years in the Naval Reserve). Afterward, I began my publishing career, first with the Naval Institute Press, then Liguori Publications, Fordham University Press, Praeger Publishers, and now ABC-CLIO. I published my first book in 1997, and I continue to have a great interest in the mystical lives of the saints; but I have a deepening interest in the sacredness of nature and the spirituality (hospitality) of food.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Chiffolo's Re-Write of Holy Scripture, December 7, 2010

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Diakonos "Diakonos" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Advent and Christmas With the Saints (Advent and Christmas Wisdom) (Paperback)

"Advent and Christmas with the Saints" has a very attractive cover, after that it's downhill in my opinion. My complaints are an echo of the K. McDonald's, so rather than re-cataloging them, let me offer an example that K. McDonald didn't cite. Here is the quote: "...I have used the word 'kindom' instead of the more traditional 'kingdom' as the former avoids the sexist and elitist connotations of the latter." GIVE US A BREAK! The word "kingdom" was good enough for Jesus Christ, but not Chiffolo. I think that says it all. There are far too many good, faithful Advent books on the market to waste time or money on this one...but, as always, may the reader suit himself. (Yup, I said "HIMself"! Chiffolo would surely object.)

2.0 out of 5 stars very disappointed, January 2, 2010

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This review is from: Advent and Christmas With the Saints (Advent and Christmas Wisdom) (Paperback)

Part of my disappointment with this book is my own fault in that I was looking for something to use with our family, but this is written for individual use. It did not translate well for family use. But my greater disappointment with the book came when I discovered it did not follow the liturgical calendar readings or the saints whose feast days fall in Advent. There was no mention of the "O Antiphons" beginning December 17. While some Advent saints were included in the readings and the "O Antiphons" were dispersed throughout the book, it ignored the calendar given us by the Church. I don't understand why the author of this book thought he could improve upon the Church calendar. These criticisms would lead me to give the book three stars, but what leads me to give it only two and remove the book from our Advent reading shelf is its rewriting of Holy Scripture for political, particularly, feminist, correctness. Two examples: On Day 19, Abraham's wife, Sarah, in inserted in the Gospel reading to read, "We have Sarah and Abraham as our mother and father," when Holy Scripture does not mention Sarah here at all. Then on Day 25, the words of John the Baptist are changed to refer to the Holy Spirit as "she". We set the book aside at that point.