We may well be living in a special age of the Spirit. The internationally known Churchman, Cardinal Suenens, maintains that the life of the Church in the '70's will be characterized by a stress on the Holy Spirit. "We are in on age of new life and new birth in the Holy Spirit. We can expect the Church it emerqe in greater strength from this time of crisis.” (Most Re. Paul Moore, Jr., Episcopal Bishop of New York.) Since the spiritual life according to the Spirit’s guidance and because of the contemporary interest in the Spirit, this book dealing with themes on Christian spirituality is appropriately entitled The Spirit is Present.