Join Fr Joseph and friends for a 6 week Zoom book club to read and discuss snippets from Called to Community: The Life Jesus Wants for His People (Plough, 2016).

With short, readable, digestible selections from a diverse range of voices––Deitrich Bonhoeffer, Henri Nouwen, John Perkins, Mother Theresa, Dorothy Day, Soren Kierkegaard, CS Lewis, and others––these readings will offer a springboard for reflection on our calling to Christian community.

A preview of the book is available here. It can be purchased for ~$10-18 (paperback or ebook) directly from the publisher, through Tattered Cover, on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or at a bookstore near you.

registration is required

Register to attend the course and Fr Joseph will send you the Zoom link with weekly reading assignments and reflection/discussion questions.

Questions? Contact Fr Joseph.

Reading Plan

Read the assignments for each week and come ready to discuss!

Thurs Sept 14

Foreword, Stanley Hauerwas, xiii-xiv

Introduction, Charles E. Moore, xv-xxii

“Embodiment,” Gerhard Lohfink, p. 17-21

Thurs Sept 21

“Counterculture,” Howard Snyder, p. 48-54

“Idealism,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, p. 98-101

“Illusions,” Elizabeth O’Connor, p. 104-105

Thurs Sept 28

“God’s Call,” Henri Nouwen, p. 137-139

“Promises,” Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, p. 141-148

Thurs Oct 5

“Deeds,” Mother Theresa, p. 159-161

“Irritations,” Thomas a Kempis, p. 181-182

“Differences,” Joan Chittister and Henri Nouwen, p. 184-188

Thurs Oct 12

“Dialogue,” Elizabeth O’Connor, p. 202-205

“Forgiveness,” Johann Christoph Arnold, p. 254-258

Thurs Oct 19

“Next Door,” Charles E. Moore, p. 290-294

“Mercy,” Dorothy Day, p. 319-323