Did the early church leaders deliberately suppress writings about Jesus from the Bible because they would have threatened their power? Why are there different Catholic and Protestant versions of the Bible? Henry Wansbrough tells the story of why some writings came to be accepted as part of the Bible and other not. He describes how the Bible was translated into a single Latin version which was the standard text for a thousand years and the hard-fought battle which forged the incomparable monument of the first Bible in English...

Henry Wansbrough uses the readings of Advent and Christmas, to the Epiphany to provide timeless and inspiring meditations and suggested actions that will revive a desire for God’s spirit to empower you to follow Christ more fully. During the holy seasons of Advent and Christmas, the Church puts before us special readings for each day, helping us to celebrate the coming of Christ. This booklet gives the biblical references and a few verses of the readings for each of the 36 days of Advent and Christmas, to the Epiphany. They include the four Sundays of Advent that are special for Year B. The reflections delve deep into the meaning of the Christmas story, moving from the themes of waiting and mystery to the joy of the incarnation and the redemption. The passage for each day ends with a suggestion on how the reader might put the spirit of Christmas into action in celebrating the coming of Christ – not just as a world-changing event that happened over 2,000 years ago, but as something whic..