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For the season of Lent, Trystan Owain Hughes suggests that, whether we are giving up or taking up something, we should also be 'opening up' to God.

This text charts and accounts for the remarkable growth of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales between the formation of its Province of Wales in 1916 and the commencement of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. It goes on to examine reaction to the expansion, both from within and outside the church.

An essential reference guide for students of Welsh History and Religious Studies in Wales, an impressive selection of academics, teachers and religious experts map out, for the first time, the religious multiplicity and diversity of Wales.

Trystan Owain Hughes encourages us to develop an approach to life that looks beyond our own concerns. Using illustrations from poetry, literature and film, and drawing on contemporary scientific thought, the author makes plain that our natural state is an interconnected harmony with God, with each other and with the world around us.

Trystan Owain Hughes suggests that learning how to suffer and how to wait patiently may be the secret of finding joy in our lives. Diagnosed with a degenerative spinal condition, he was surprised to discover that, instead of increasing his unhappiness, it spurred him on to seek out sources of hope and meaning.