Meeting Information
Please note our lives are full and things happen, the meeting schedule and book list, below, are not caste in stone. To get the most up to date information, join our group for periodic email updates for any changes. To join, sign up through the "contact us" tab.
Below is our Summer Book and our list of our 2023-2024 books that we have decided to read starting in September. To see the books we have read visit our Books and Resources page. Please click here for our 2023-2024 Calendar.
Have a wonderful summer and we hope to see you at Mission Bay and/or in September.
NOTICE: We are meeting in person and on zoom (hybrid style). Please reach out to us if you would like to attend our meetings.
Below is our Summer Book and our list of our 2023-2024 books that we have decided to read starting in September. To see the books we have read visit our Books and Resources page. Please click here for our 2023-2024 Calendar.
Have a wonderful summer and we hope to see you at Mission Bay and/or in September.
NOTICE: We are meeting in person and on zoom (hybrid style). Please reach out to us if you would like to attend our meetings.
2023 -2024 Remaining Books
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary (2018 edition)
Dates: February 7, 2023 - March 20, 2023 (No class 3/27 and 4/3/2024)
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Church of St. Mary Magdalene Conference Room and/or zoom
Bestselling author of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist casts new light on the Virgin Mary, illuminating her role in the Old and New Testaments. Are Catholic teaching on Mary really biblical? Or are they the "traditions of men"? Should she be called the "Mother of God," or just the mother of Jesus? Did she actually remain a virgin her whole life or do the "brothers of Jesus" refer to her other children? By praying to Mary, are Catholics worshiping her? And what does Mary do with the quest to understand Jesus? In Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary, Dr. Pitre takes readers step-by-step from the Garden of Eden to the Book of Revelation to reveal how deeply biblical Catholic beliefs about Mary really are. Dr. Pitre uses the Old Testament and Ancient Judaism to unlock how the Bible itself teaches that Mary is in fact the new Eve, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and the new Ark of the Covenant. The book is available on Amazon. For the reading assignment, click here. Click the weekly link for that week's questions: Week #1, Week #2, Week #3. Week #4, Week #5, Week #6, Week #7
Dates: February 7, 2023 - March 20, 2023 (No class 3/27 and 4/3/2024)
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Church of St. Mary Magdalene Conference Room and/or zoom
Bestselling author of Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist casts new light on the Virgin Mary, illuminating her role in the Old and New Testaments. Are Catholic teaching on Mary really biblical? Or are they the "traditions of men"? Should she be called the "Mother of God," or just the mother of Jesus? Did she actually remain a virgin her whole life or do the "brothers of Jesus" refer to her other children? By praying to Mary, are Catholics worshiping her? And what does Mary do with the quest to understand Jesus? In Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary, Dr. Pitre takes readers step-by-step from the Garden of Eden to the Book of Revelation to reveal how deeply biblical Catholic beliefs about Mary really are. Dr. Pitre uses the Old Testament and Ancient Judaism to unlock how the Bible itself teaches that Mary is in fact the new Eve, the Mother of God, the Queen of Heaven and Earth, and the new Ark of the Covenant. The book is available on Amazon. For the reading assignment, click here. Click the weekly link for that week's questions: Week #1, Week #2, Week #3. Week #4, Week #5, Week #6, Week #7
Confessions by St. Augustine - Translated by FJ Sheed, Introduction by Peter Brown, 2nd Edition, 2006 by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Dates: April 10, 2024 - June 12, 2024
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Church of St. Mary Magdalene Conference Room and/or zoom
Writing in the last years of the fourth century a.d., Saint Augustine of Hippo created what is at once the first true autobiography in Western literature and among the most sophisticated yet accessible theological arguments in the history of Christianity. With extraordinary candor and psychological acumen, Augustine recounts his passage from a life of sensuality, Manichaeans superstition, and empty careerism to a genuine spiritual awakening, and he articulates views on marriage, morality, and faith that have shaped our discourse ever since. The Confessions allows us to to appreciate both the startling modernity of Augustine's insights and the imperishable poetry of his voice. In the annals of spirituality, certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for the continued relevance. This is certainly one of them. F.J. Sheed's remarkable translation of this classic spiritual autobiography along with Introduction by Peter Brown will have you spellbound. The book is available on Amazon and various other sites such as EWTN.
The study guide and reading assignment can be found here.
NOTE: While reading Confessions, we will be referring to Sophia Project’s Study Guide on Augustine’s Confessions Books One – Nine to provide us the cultural and historical detail of Augustine’s time. This link will take you to the study guide so you can print/download the guide.
Dates: April 10, 2024 - June 12, 2024
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Church of St. Mary Magdalene Conference Room and/or zoom
Writing in the last years of the fourth century a.d., Saint Augustine of Hippo created what is at once the first true autobiography in Western literature and among the most sophisticated yet accessible theological arguments in the history of Christianity. With extraordinary candor and psychological acumen, Augustine recounts his passage from a life of sensuality, Manichaeans superstition, and empty careerism to a genuine spiritual awakening, and he articulates views on marriage, morality, and faith that have shaped our discourse ever since. The Confessions allows us to to appreciate both the startling modernity of Augustine's insights and the imperishable poetry of his voice. In the annals of spirituality, certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for the continued relevance. This is certainly one of them. F.J. Sheed's remarkable translation of this classic spiritual autobiography along with Introduction by Peter Brown will have you spellbound. The book is available on Amazon and various other sites such as EWTN.
The study guide and reading assignment can be found here.
NOTE: While reading Confessions, we will be referring to Sophia Project’s Study Guide on Augustine’s Confessions Books One – Nine to provide us the cultural and historical detail of Augustine’s time. This link will take you to the study guide so you can print/download the guide.