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CHRISTIAN CLASSICS BOOK CLUB
Meetings – Monday Evenings, 7:45 pm

The Christian Classics Book Club meets monthly, usually on the third Monday of the month, at 7:45 (so you can go to Monday night Mass if you like).   If you would like to join us or have questions, please contact Peggy Casing, Director of Religious Formation 248-844-8662 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Our next meeting will be on March 19th at 7:45 PM. We will discuss the “Book One” of The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis. We’ll also read, and discuss the first half of The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis.

We welcome new members.


On 1/16/12 we will discuss: The Edge of Sadness – Edwin O’Connor (pages 1-330)

On 2/27/12* we will discuss: The Edge of Sadness – Edwin O’Connor (pages 331-664)

On 3/19/12 we will discuss: The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis (pages 1-175)

On 4/16/12 we will discuss: The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis (pages 176-346)

On 5/21/12 we will discuss: The Four Loves, by C. S. Lewis (141 pages)

On 6/18/12 we will discuss: Black Robe, by Brian Moore (256 pages)

Summer break

On 9/17/12 we will discuss: Everything that Rises Must Converge, “Revelation,” by Flannery O’Connor (This short story is only 28 pages long. The whole book is 320 pages – we will focus on “Revelation” and discuss other stories as determined by the group)

On 10/15/12 we will discuss: The Life of Thomas More, by Peter Ackroyd (Pages 1-220)

On 11/19/12* we will discuss: The Life of Thomas More, by Peter Ackroyd (Pages 221-480)


*Note: The Nov. and February dates have been moved up one week in order to avoid a meeting during Thanksgiving week and Rochester Schools’ break week.