This rich volume collects 47 sermons by the late priest and theologian Father Robert D. Crouse one of the finest contemplative theological minds of our age. They are arranged to follow the principal celebrations of the ancient Christian Year from Advent to Pentecost, while a second, companion volume (The Soul' s Pilgrimage Volume II: The Descent of the Dove and the Spiritual Life) completes the year so they can be read in step with the liturgical seasons. A Preface by former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams highlights some of the connecting threads of the sermons in particular the theme of Divine Friendship offered by the Gospel. The inspired clarity of these sermons brings to life the perennial truth of the Church year as a path of holiness for all believers. This is a volume for those who want to enter into the pattern of spiritual growth and nourishment that the Christian year has always made available but is here renewed for our time.