Bill Huebsch is a popular author and workshop presenter, particularly in the area of lifelong faith formation. In this paperback, he ponders the bounties and multidimensional meanings of the theology of grace. He contends that for many traditional Catholics, from priests to lay persons, the sin of "losing grace" through "eating that hamburger on Friday to murder" became more real for them than an appreciation of God's love. Also, the idea of earning grace and storing it up for gaining access to Heaven has persisted. Neither of these emphases has anything to do with the radical grace that is the central aspect of Christian faith.

The Catholic church teaches that we can begin to appreciate the mysteries of grace through the Holy Pause (taking time for prayer), the Holy Sharing (witnessing to the Holy Mystery), and the Holy Writings (Scripture). The benefit of grace is that being accepted and loved by God enables us to become the sons and daughters of the Divine that we were meant to be. "The life of God is itself powerful, creative, and energizing," writes Huebsch, and it is on this foundation that we acknowledge our bodily goodness and our reception of forgiveness.

The author delineates other aspects of grace in chapters on everyday spirituality, sin, prayer, and teaching grace to others. Huebsch ends with a poetic reflection which conveys the mystery and playfulness of "the dance of grace."