Goodness and Light brings together 48 reflections, poems, and stories–a number of them original–from a wide range of beloved writers. Day by day these readings surprise with joy and comfort with peace.Included are selections by Thomas Merton, Frederick Buechner, RobertBarron, Richard Rohr, Harper Lee, Anns Quindlen, Brian Doyle, WillaCather, Carlo Carretto, James Martin, Phyllis Tickle, Annie Dillard,Leonardo Boff, Greg Kendra, Mary Oliver, Kathleen Norris, Pope Francis,John Shea, Anne Rice, Leo Tolstoy, Robert Ellsberg, Marianne Williamson,Maya Angelou, Joyce Rupp, and many more.A gift in keeping with the season, Goodness and Light provides daily inspiration not only for the days of Advent and the Christmas holidays but for every season of the year.Michael Leach;James Keane;