All are welcome to attend the book discussion group! We read one book per month, and then meet for an informal discussion of the book. Book selections will be both fiction and nonfiction, and will deal with spiritual or religious themes. The book discussion group meets every third Wednesday, from Sept. – June, 6:30pm – 8:00pm, at MQP in the Emmaus Room. Below are the books scheduled for March through June along with a brief description. Click on the picture of the book to be redirected to Amazon for more information and to purchase the book.
Previously Read Books by The Sts. Mary and Joseph Book Discussion Group
Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a secular world by Henri Nowen
Amish Grace: How forgiveness transcended tragedy by Donald Kraybill, Steven Nolt and David Weaver-Zercher
Faith by Jennifer Haigh
Between Heaven and Mirth by Fr. James Martin
The Shack by William Paul Young
Gifts of the Visitation: Spiritual encounters wit Mary and Elizabeth by Denise Bossert
Hiking the Camino: 500 miles with Jesus by Fr. Dave Pivonka, T.O.R.
Mercy in the City by Kerry Weber
The Passion and the Cross by Ron Rolheiser
The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis
If Nuns Ruled the World by Jo Piazza
The Abbey by Fr. James Martin
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
The Hiding Place by Carrie Ten Boom
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January 18, 2017 Have a Little Faith: A True Story, by Mitch Albom Mtich Albom’s nonfiction book begins with an unusual request; an 82 year old rabbi from Albom’s old hometown asks him to write his eulogy. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom comes to know Henry Covington, a Detroit pastor, and his ministry to the poor. traveling between two worlds, Mitch learns to “have a little faith”.
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February 15, 2017 Night, by Elie Wiesel Winner of the Noble Peace Prize, author Elie Wiesel tells the harrowing story of his journey in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. Night is the terrifying account of Elie Wiesel’s memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man.
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March 15, 2017 Made for Goodness and Why This Makes All the Difference by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, with his daughter Mpho Tutu, speaks to us about what goodness is, and what it means for our world today. Together they offer an inspiring look at how God really does work through flawed humanity and brings grace and hope. The book is full of powerful stories of danger, oppression, sadness, and hope, grace, and goodness
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April 19, 2017 Breath of God: Living a Life Led by the Holy Spirit by Dave Pivonka, T.O.R. Franciscan priest Dave Pivonda’s book Breath of God, dives into the scriptures that convinced Fr. Pivonda to pursue a life in the Spirit, and shows readers how God’s spirit is present and active in everyday life. What he learned along the way – that God promises to give life, sight, faith, peace, and discipleship to those who receive his Spirit – will lead readers to have their own unique encounter and discover the joy of living a life moved by the Spirit.
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May 17th, 2017 Nearly two thousand years after Jesus was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2 billion people follow his teachings and believe that he is God. In this riveting and fact-based account of Jesus’s life and times, takes readers inside this most volatile epoch, and recounts the seismic political and historical events that made Jesus’s death inevitable—and changed the world forever.
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June 21, 2017 Joyce Rupp, international speaker and retreat director, shares her own midlife journey, it’s ups and downs, with an honesty and insight that you will surely identify with and benefit from the discoveries she has made along the way.
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For more information, email Norma Zimmermann at the link below.