In Conversation With God: Special Feasts, January - June

by Francisco Fernández-Carvajal

Author Francis Fernandez-Carvajal makes generous use of the writings of the great saints as he brings you focused and moving meditations on themes taken from the Mass readings for that day, the liturgical season, and more. This work is rich and extensive enough to serve as your spiritual reading for a lifetime, as it helps you relate the particulars of the message of Christ to the ordinary circumstances of your day. Each volume is small enough for you to carry it to Adoration or some other suitable place for meditation. The whole set comes with a handsome slipcase that prevents wear-and-tear on the individual volumes.

Genres: Catholic, Devotional

408 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

Francisco Fernández-Carvajal, natural de Albolote, Granada, es Licenciado en Historia por la Universidad de Navarra y Doctor en Derecho Canónico por el Angelicum de Roma. Sacerdote de la Prelatura del Opus Dei. Durante más de diez años fue Redactor-Jefe de la revista Palabra.

Es uno de los autores contemporáneos de obras de espiritualidad más conocido.

En Ediciones Palabra ha publicado Hablar con Dios, del que se han editado más de dos millones de ejemplares. Esta gran obra contiene más de quinientas cincuenta meditaciones para cada día del año. Ha sido traducida al inglés, francés, italiano, portugués, alemán, holandés, rumano, eslovaco, checo y polaco. Actualmente se está llevando a cabo la traducción al ruso y al húngaro.

También en esta misma editorial se han publicado -con numerosas reediciones- otras obras suyas: Vida de Jesús, Donde duerme la ilusión (La tibieza), Hijos de Dios (en colaboración con Pedro Beteta), Quédate conmigo, Como quieras Tú (meditaciones sobre la Pasión del Señor), El día que cambié mi vida, Antología de textos para la oración y la predicación, y Para llegar a puerto (El sentido de la ayuda espiritual).

Reviews

[booklady · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started this late and then missed more feasts than I read this year. Had planned to go back and catch up on them, but will just have to do better next year. However, what I read was wonderful!

[Diana Kullman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I waited farctoo long to start reading these front to back. excellent series!

[Julie Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been reading this series most mornings for 16 years and have yet to find a devotional that is better or more complete. This particular volume is smaller than the other daily devotionals because it is meant to enhance the daily readings by focusing on specific saints and holy days. As with Fernandez's other devotionals, the sensible and down-to-earth writing is enhanced by quotes from saints, elsewhere in the Bible, Church documents, etc.

Even after so long, there is new food for thought and for "conversation." Also, I realize how much I have been formed as a Catholic by the overall message about living daily life by sharing our small joys and sorrows with Christ. One could do much worse.