Ms. Chittister is a Sister in the Order of St. Benedict so, as might be expected, her book approaches the christian calendar from a Catholic perspective. But this is done with a light touch so a Protestant reader (or Orthodox, for that matter) will certainly profit from reading this book. From the perspective of history, our calendar has its origins in a time long before there were divisions in the Church.
Sister Joan goes into the history of each season in the calendar, but never at such a length that it becomes tedious. She is much more interested in the spiritual significance of the days and weeks of the christian year, what they teach us and how they draw us ever closer to Jesus himself...
