Daybreaks: Daily Reflections for Lent and Easter

by Daniel P. Horan

Lent is a time to find the joy of God’s light in even the darkest moments of the forty days following Ash Wednesday. It is a time to seek the joy in life and the gifts of God’s grace as we prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord.

For while it may seem like we’re never going to escape the darkness that casts its shadow over us at a given moment, we’re reminded that the light of Christ remains with us always. The light of Christ illumines our lives and symbolizes the company of a loving God who will show us the way forward. But we have to choose to live as “children of light.”

For each day of Lent through the Octave of Easter, author Daniel P. Horan, OFM, helps guide us to find the joy of God’s light in even the darkest moments of the forty days of Lent until we move toward the joy of Easter.

119 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2018

About the author

Daniel P. Horan, OFM, is a Franciscan friar of Holy Name Province (The New York province), a columnist for America magazine, and the author of several books including, most recently, The Last Words of Jesus: A Meditation on Love and Suffering (2013); Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith: Exploring Franciscan Spirituality and Theology in the Modern World (2012); and Dating God: Live and Love in the Way of St. Francis (2012). His next two books, both scheduled for release this Fall, are titled: The Franciscan Heart of Thomas Merton: A New Look at the Spiritual Influence on his Life, Thought, and Writing (Ave Maria Press) and Postmodernity and Univocity: A Critical Account of Radical Orthodoxy and John Duns Scotus (Fortress Press). He is the author of dozens of scholarly and popular articles in journals including Theological Studies, New Blackfriars, The Heythrop Journal, Worship, Cistercian Studies Quarterly, among others, and a frequent lecturer and retreat director around the United States and Europe. He has previously taught in the Department of Religious Studies at Siena College and in the Department of Theology at St. Bonaventure University. Fr. Dan is currently completing a PhD in Systematic Theology in the Theology Department at Boston College, is the Catholic Chaplain at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass., and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Thomas Merton Society.

Reviews

[Therese · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned who Fr Dan is from the podcast The Francis Effect and was subsequently curious to see what he'd written, specifically for Lent and discovered this little book of reflections. It really is a different spin on the usual guilt laden ones you usually get as it's much more about being human and doing better as such. Lots of interesting things to contemplate and I'm sure I'll read this again next year.