Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Thomas Aquinas

The holy seasons of Advent and Christmas are a time to reflect on God's infinite love for us all and how through the birth of his son, Jesus Christ, Christianity was born. Advent and Christmas Wisdom from St. Thomas of Aquinas guides readers on their spiritual journey to be closer to God and understand how to live the life of a Christian.

Offering daily selections from St. Thomas of Aquinas for meditation and prayer, this book is a wonderful way to examine your faith and feelings during Advent and Christmas. The words of this revered saint help focus the reader's reflections on the wonder of creation. These daily Scripture readings and meditations offer a better understanding of St. Thomas' passionate beliefs on the importance of our relationship with God. Through the din of advertisements and gift-buying at Christmas time, we are reminded of his thoughts on virtue and the importance of charity and how it is the essence of our Christian life. These daily affirmations also offer a simple Advent action that you can do to keep the prayers and thoughts of St. Thomas with you all day.

Advent and Christmas are a time to prepare for and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Use these reflections and meditations of St. Thomas Aquinas to slow down and remember that because of God' infinite love for us all, Jesus was born--and through him, salvation is ours.

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Andrew Carl Wisdom, OP, DMin, currently serves as the Promoter of Vocations and the Director of The Society for Vocational Support for the Dominicans (Order of Preachers), Province of St. Albert the Great at the Provincial Headquarters in Chicago. He also leads retreats and workshops for campus ministries, parishes, diocesan clergy and religious.

Originally from the Chicago area, Fr. Wisdom is one of 12 children. He earned an undergraduate degree in Social Work and worked in management positions for several not-for-profit organizations before becoming a Dominican Friar.

Fr. Wisdom earned his MA in Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he spent four years as a diocesan seminarian at the North American College before being ordained a deacon at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

After experiencing a call within a call, he received the permission of his bishop to join the Order of Preachers. The Dominicans sent him to Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis for a Doctorate in Preaching. He currently resides with the Dominican Friars at St. Pius V Priory in Chicago.