Advent of the Heart Seasonal Sermons And Prison Writings 1941-1944

Accused of conspiring against the Nazi government, he was arrested in 1944, tortured, imprisoned, and executed on February 2, 1945. While in prison, Fr. Delp was able to write secretly the beautiful meditations now published in this book. These were smuggled out and copies were circulated for the edification of other prisoners, as well as non-prisoners. These meditations from prison include his powerful Advent reflections about the profound spiritual meaning and lessons of this season of hope. This book includes as well the sermons he gave on this subject at his parish in Munich before his arrest by the Nazi.Delp, Alfred is the author of 'Advent of the Heart Seasonal Sermons And Prison Writings 1941-1944', published 2006 under ISBN 9781586170813 and ISBN 1586170813.