"Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future." Proverbs 31:25

Looking for fellowship?  Looking to dive deeper into your faith?  Love to read?
If you answered yes to any of these questions this group is for you!  We meet each first Tuesday of the month to discuss books, our faith and life.  Plus we have awesome snacks!!
If you are interested in joining just give Amy a call!

Letter to Women: Pope John Paul II extols the "genius of women" and applauds the contributions of women as they "enrich the world's understanding and help to make human relations more honest."

Download a free copy of the letter here. 

Mulieris Dignitatem (On the Dignity and Vocation of Women): Published on August 15, 1988, Mulieris Dignitatem explores the role and value of women in relation to the Church, the family, and society.

Download a free copy of Mulieris Dignitatem here.

This month we dive in the writing of C.S. Lewis, reading the classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.  C.S. Lewis, who did not embrace his faith as a young child, wondered how stories that integrated religious themes could have helped him embrace faith.  Thus, the Chronicles of Naria were born.  As we read this classic, try to pick up on the Christian symbolisim throughtout.  Hint: The title gives a few a way!

Susan Vigilante, an average Catholic wife from Long Island, woke up one morning in the romantic Italian hillside near the ancient village of Castel Gandolfo and had breakfast with Pope John Paul II. How did she get here? Breakfast with the Pope is the funny, endearing, searing, and relentlessly honest story of a woman on a pilgrimage, a woman who has failed for years to become the writer she longs to be, who yearns for the children she is unable to bear, who seeks to find the promised God of love amidst the wreckage of failed human relationships. This is a book you will never forget, an often funny, always deeply moving spiritual memoir about seeking faith in the midst of doubt, compassion in the midst of suffering, and above all choosing love even knowing that it never comes without pain.

Here is a book that will inspire a new outpouring of prayer for healing and holiness. This timely work proclaims the joy of prayer and wealth of grace entrusted to praying women. Through poignant personal stories and Church teaching, eleven Catholic women magnify the Marian vocation of living as contemplatives in action. For personal or group retreats, each chapter ends with spiritual reflections: Ponder, Practice, Pray , and the Feminine Wisdom of women saints. The Eucharist, Scripture and Mary are beautifully highlighted in chapters from these Catholic women.

In this fascinating autobiographical interview, one of the most prominent and outspoken Catholic Cardinals gives witness to his Christian faith and comments on many current controversial issues. The mission of the Church, the joy of the gospel, the heresy of activism , and the definition of marriage are among the topics he discusses with wisdom and eloquence.  

Download a free copy of the book on Formed.org.  For directions on getting started with Formed.org click here.

The well-known and very popular Catholic couple, Scott and Kimberly Hahn, have been constantly travelling and speaking all over North America for the last few years about their conversion to the Catholic Church. Now these two outstanding Catholic apologists tell in their own words about the incredible spiritual journey that led them to embrace Catholicism. Scott Hahn was a Presbyterian minister, the top student in his seminary class, a brilliant Scripture scholar, and militantly anti-Catholic ... until he reluctantly began to discover that his "enemy" had all the right answers. Kimberly, also a top-notch theology student in the seminary, is the daughter of a well-known Protestant minister, and went through a tremendous "dark night of the soul" after Scott converted to Catholicism.

Download a free copy of the book on Formed.org.  For directions on getting started with Formed.org click here.