Our Collaborative Book Club meets in person at 7:00pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings of each month at St. Paul Parish to read and discuss a variety of books pertaining to our Catholic faith.
Newcomers always welcome!
For more information and to register or make inquiries, please email: bookclub@sjspwellesley.org
Current Book Club Selection – Begins January 9, 2025
Vibrant Paradoxes: The Both/And of Catholicism by Robert Barron
Catholicism is both/and, not either/or. It celebrates the union of contraries–grace and nature, faith and reason, Scripture and tradition, body and soul–in a way that the full energy of each opposing element remains in place.
Previous Book Club Selections
Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives by Pope Benedict XVI
The third and final volume in Pope Benedict’s international bestselling Jesus of Nazareth series details the stories of Jesus’ infancy and boyhood, and how they are relevant today in the modern world. Here, the Pope focuses exclusively on the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ life as a child. The root of these stories is the experience of hope found in the birth of Jesus and the affirmations of surrender and service embodied in his parents, Joseph and Mary.
The Everlasting Man by G.K. Chesterton
Considered by many to be Chesterton’s greatest masterpiece of all his writings, this is his whole view of world history as informed by the Incarnation. Beginning with the origin of man and the various religious attitudes throughout history, Chesterton shows how the fulfillment of all of man’s desires takes place in the person of Christ and in Christ’s Church.
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
Lewis takes readers on a spiritual journey through his early life and eventual embrace of the Christian faith.
Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week by Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict invites us to accompany Jesus from the entrance into Jerusalem to the resurrection.
The Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos
This novel recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself.
Women of Hope: Doctors of the Church by Terry Polakovic
This book covers Saints Teresa of Ávila, Catherine of Siena, Thérèse of Lisieux, and Hildegard of Bingen.
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization by Thomas E. Woods
In this short book, Professor Woods provides a survey of the Church’s contribution to literary preservation, education, science, art and architecture, law, economics, charity, and morality.