We offer a Spiritual Book Club – ideal for people just becoming aware of spirituality and the need for spiritual nourishment. At weekly meetings participants share their experiences of the readings and become more competent in the area of spirituality and theology.
​Spiritual Book Club meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month beginning on September 19, 2024 @ 3:00 pm.
​The book for the next month is Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything by Fr. Jim Martin S.J. and Love Does by Bob Goff.
Spiritual Book Club Meetings will be held at the Presbyterian Church of the Roses in Bowen Hall and on Zoom.
Contact Cathy Trione, Joanne Del Castillo, or Stephanie Barrett  at srsec.office@gmail.com for further information.

We also offer a Peace & Justice Book Club. The Peace and Justice group offers participants an opportunity to study theology in the area of social justice based on the spirituality of St. Ignatius. The books chosen reflect on philosophies, religions, and secular groups as well. We also study politics as it relates to peace and justice issues. Knowledge is gained through the readings, shared with members, and often actions are initiated that contribute to the common good of the community.
Peace and Justice Book Club will begin on Thursday, September 5, 2024 @ 10:30 am.
Meetings will be held on the Zoom platform.
​Contact Betty Ferris at srsec.office@gmail.com for further information.

Here is a sample of our Peace & Justice 2024 -2025 Book List:  

1. ​PREQUEL, AN AMERICAN FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM by Rachel Maddow (Crown Publishing Group, 2023, 324 pages). A fight to preserve American Democracy by a committed group of public servants and citizens who thwarted far-right plotters trying to steer our Nation toward an alliance with the Nazis.
2. LIFE AFTER DOOM: WISDOM AND COURAGE FOR A WORLD FALLING APART by Brian D. McLaren (St. Martin’s Essentials, 2023, 304 pages). A description of the catastrophic failure of our religious and political leaders to address the dominant realities of our time.
3. THE EXVANGELICALS: LOVING, LIVING, AND LEAVING THE WHITE EVANGELLICAL CHURCH by Sarah McCammon (St. Martin’s Press, 2024, 320 pages). The first definitive book that describes the growing social movement of people leaving the evangelical church.
4. THE SITUATION ROOM: THE INSIDE STORY OF PRESIDENTS IN CRISIS by George Stephanopoulos (Grand Central Publishing, 2024, 368 pages). A recounting of history making crises from the White House situation room where twelve Presidents made their highest-pressure decisions.
5. THE CLIMATE BOOK: THE FACTS AND THE SOLUTIONS by Greta Thunberg (Penguin Press, 2023, 464 pages). An essential handbook for changing the world by making a secure and safe future for life on earth.

In the event there is time for additional reading, we will consider the following books;

1. Doppelganger by Naomi Klein, 348 pages.
2. Beyond Patching: Faith and Feminism in The Catholic Church by Sandra Schneiders, 160 pages.
3. Reading The Constitution: Why I Chose, Pragmatism, Not Textualism by Stephen Breyer, 368 pages.
4. What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk With Howard Thurman by Lerita Coleman Brown, 213 pages.

Please contact us at the Center if you wish to participate in any of the Book Clubs. Please select here for our Contact Information or select the tab listed at the top of the page under More...