CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Part I. THE WORLD. Nature in General, 1-7 The Firmament, 7-9 The Sun, 9-20 Stars - Meteors - Comets, 20-29 Air, Pain, Storms, Lightning, Rainbow, 29-39 Light, Color, 40-44 Fire, 44-56 The Seasons, 56-59 Mountains, Hills and Plains, 60-71 Water - Streams - the Ocean, 72-79 Fields and Gardens, 80—84 Plants and Trees, 85-92 Flowers and Fruits, 93-103 Animals, 104-128 The Interior of the Earth, 129-135 Part II. MAN. The Body - its Senses and Members, 136-153 The Soul - its Faculties, Sources of Knowledge, 154-165 Man considered in Society — Language, 166-178 Social Intercourse 179-207 Civilization - the Fine Arts - Painting, 208-217 Music, 218-225 Sculpture - Architecture, 229-233 Part III. GOD. Man in relation to God, 235-250 Christ, 251-271 The Word of God, 272-292 Our Life for God, 293-312 Models of Perfection — The Saints, 313-316 The Angels, 317-321 The Way of Perfection, 322-340 Means of Perfection — the Sacraments, 341-345 The Most Holy Eucharist, 346-360 The State of Perfection, 361-372 Digitized by Google.

Textual meditations on aspects of nature and the natural world as they relate to Christian life and Christian doctrine. Contains no photographs

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