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 list of our remaining books that we plan to read and corresponding dates of each book study (for the current year). To see the books we have read visit our Books and Resources page. Please click here for our 2022-2023 Calendar.
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 list of our remaining books that we plan to read and corresponding dates of each book study (for the current year). To see the books we have read visit our Books and Resources page. Please click here for our 2022-2023 Calendar.
NOTICE: We are meeting in person and on zoom (hybrid style). Please reach out to us if you would like to attend our meetings.
2022-2023 Book Studies
Forming Intentional Disciples: The Path to Knowing and Following Jesus
Dates of Study: December 7, 2022 - February 8, 2023(No meeting on December 28, 2022)
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church Conference room and/or Zoom.
How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. Drawing upon her fifteen years of experience with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Sherry Weddell leads readers through steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world. Learn about the five thresholds of postmodern conversion, how to open a conversation about faith and belief, how to ask thought-provoking questions and establish an atmosphere of trust, when to tell the Great Story of Jesus, how to help someone respond to God's call to intentional discipleship, and much more. And be prepared for conversion because when life at the parish level changes, the life of the whole Church will change. Book is available through Amazon or your local Catholic Bookstore. Study guide is also available through Diocese of Springfield Illinois. NOTE: You can download the reading schedule here.
Dates of Study: December 7, 2022 - February 8, 2023(No meeting on December 28, 2022)
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church Conference room and/or Zoom.
How can we transmit a living, personal Catholic faith to future generations? By coming to know Jesus Christ, and following him as his disciples. Drawing upon her fifteen years of experience with the Catherine of Siena Institute, Sherry Weddell leads readers through steps that will help Catholics enter more deeply into a relationship with God and the river of apostolic creativity, charisms, and vocation that flow from that relationship for the sake of the Church and the world. Learn about the five thresholds of postmodern conversion, how to open a conversation about faith and belief, how to ask thought-provoking questions and establish an atmosphere of trust, when to tell the Great Story of Jesus, how to help someone respond to God's call to intentional discipleship, and much more. And be prepared for conversion because when life at the parish level changes, the life of the whole Church will change. Book is available through Amazon or your local Catholic Bookstore. Study guide is also available through Diocese of Springfield Illinois. NOTE: You can download the reading schedule here.
Jesus the Bridegroom: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told
Dates of Study: February 15, 2023 - April 5, 2023
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church Conference room and/or Zoom.
In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Pitre shows how the suffering and death of Jesus was far more than a tragic Roman execution. Instead, the Passion of Christ was the fulfillment of ancient Jewish prophecies of a wedding when the God of the universe would wed himself to humankind in an everlasting nuptial covenant. As Pitre shows, the key to unlocking this mystery can be found by going back to Jewish Scripture and tradition and seeing the entire history of salvation, from Mount Sinai to Mount Calvary, as a divine love story between Creator and creature, between God and Israel, between Christ and his bride—a story that comes to its climax on the wood of a Roman cross. Book is available through Amazon or your local Catholic Bookstore.
Dates of Study: February 15, 2023 - April 5, 2023
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church Conference room and/or Zoom.
In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Pitre shows how the suffering and death of Jesus was far more than a tragic Roman execution. Instead, the Passion of Christ was the fulfillment of ancient Jewish prophecies of a wedding when the God of the universe would wed himself to humankind in an everlasting nuptial covenant. As Pitre shows, the key to unlocking this mystery can be found by going back to Jewish Scripture and tradition and seeing the entire history of salvation, from Mount Sinai to Mount Calvary, as a divine love story between Creator and creature, between God and Israel, between Christ and his bride—a story that comes to its climax on the wood of a Roman cross. Book is available through Amazon or your local Catholic Bookstore.
The Story of the Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux
Dates of Study: April 19, 2023 - June 7, 2023 (No meeting on April 12, 2023)
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church Conference room and/or Zoom.
The Story of a Soul conveys St Therese of Liseux's "Little Way" of spiritual childhood - her "elevator" to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way for all to grow in holiness through unfailing confidence and childlike delight in God's merciful love. Again and again in this book, St. Therese shows us how her "Little Way" of love and trust comes straight from Sacred Scripture. Book is available through Amazon or your local Catholic Bookstore.
Dates of Study: April 19, 2023 - June 7, 2023 (No meeting on April 12, 2023)
Time: Meeting begins at 10 AM with social. Book study begins at 10:30 AM ending at noon.
Location: Saint Mary Magdalene Church Conference room and/or Zoom.
The Story of a Soul conveys St Therese of Liseux's "Little Way" of spiritual childhood - her "elevator" to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way for all to grow in holiness through unfailing confidence and childlike delight in God's merciful love. Again and again in this book, St. Therese shows us how her "Little Way" of love and trust comes straight from Sacred Scripture. Book is available through Amazon or your local Catholic Bookstore.
