Turn Advent into a time of spiritual discovery. Bazan, a Benedictine oblate, initiates the Christian year with this profound series of reflections/meditations/prayers: Week 1: 'Conceiving Life'; 2: 'Preparing for New Life'; 3: 'Taking Life to the World'; 4: 'Beholding New Life'; 5: 'Beginning Again with New Life'; 6: 'Journeying Through Life.' 96 pages, softcover. Liturgical Press.