The Book Discussion Group meets at the Parish Center on the third Friday of each month (except August) at 11:00 AM to discuss a book selected by the group. Our choices are eclectic, ranging from theology to novels. All are welcome to come and participate on a regular or occasional basis.
A complete list of books being discussed is shown below.
Facilitator: Eileen Dooley
dooleywoods@comcast.net
Selected Book Club Readings
UPCOMING
| Book club date | Book |
|---|---|
| JUL 19, 2024 | A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson |
| SEP 20, 2024 | Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America by Heather Cox Richardson, 2023, Viking – Shepherd U Common Read |
| OCT 18, 2024 | Blood Brothers: The Dramatic Story of a Christian Priest Working for Peace in Israel by Melkite Priest Elias Chacour & David Hazard, Baker Books 2013, Updated 2023 |
| NOV 15, 2024 | The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory: American Evangelism in the Age of Extremism by Tim Alberta, Harper Collins, 2023 |
| DEC 20, 2024 | So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men by Claire Keegan, Grove Press, 2023 |
| JAN 17, 2025 | Judaism is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life by Shai Held, Macmillan Publishers, 2024 |
| FEB 21, 2025 | The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende, Ballentine Books, 2023 |
| MAR 21, 2025 | Art and the Bible by Francis A. Schaeffer. IVP, 2006 |
| APR 18, 2025 | The Diary of Jesus Christ by Fr. Bill Cain, Orbis Books, 2021 |
| MAY 16, 2025 | The Afternoon of Christianity: the Courage to Change by Fr. Tomas Halik, The University of Notre Dame Press, 2024 |
| JUN 20, 2025 | Caryll Houselander: A Biography by Mary Frances Coady, Orbis Books, 2023 |
| JUL 18, 2025 | Praise Song for the Kitchen Ghosts: Stories and Recipes from Five Generations of Black Country Cooks by Crystal Wilkinson, Penguin Random House, 2024 |
HISTORICAL
| Book club date | Book |
|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2023 | Strange Gods: A Novel About Faith, Murder, Sin and Redemption by Daly, Peter J., Myslinski, John F. |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Light of Assisi: The Story of St. Clare by Margaret Carney. |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Forgive Everyone Everything by Greg Boyle and Fabian Debora. |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Creation and the Cross: The Mercy of God for a Planet in Peril by Elizabeth Johnson |
| May 19, 2023 | Out of Depths: The Story of Ludmila Javorova by Miriam Therese Winter |
| Jun 16, 2023 | A World Transfigured: The Mystical Journey by Philip Shildrake |
| Jul 21, 2023 | The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Album |
| Sep 15, 2023 | No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us by Rachel Louise Snyder (Shepherd U Common Read for 2023/24) |
| Oct 20, 2023 | The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) by Morris West |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Siblings All, Sign of the Times: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis by Cardinal Michael Czerny and Father Christian Barone |
| Dec 15, 2023 | Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Invisible Child: Girl in the Shadows: Dasani’s Homeless Life by Andrea Elliott |
| Feb 16, 2024 | The Yellow House: A Memoir by Sarah M. Broom |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Holy Envy: Finding God in the Faith of Others by Barbara Brown Taylor |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Hello Darkness My Old Friend: How Daring Dreams and Unyielding Friendship Turned One Man’s Blindness into an Extraordinary Vision for Life by Sandford D. Greenberg |
| May 17, 2024 | The Most Important Words of Jesus by Gerhard Lohfink and Linda M. Maloney |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Horse: A Novel by Gwendolyn Brooks |
| Jul 19, 2024 | A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson |