The Catholic Readers Society

The Catholic Readers Society, begun in 2004, meets monthly to discuss a work of Catholic fiction or a related work.  Anyone is welcome to join us. Discussions are generally led by one or more of the monks. If you wish to join in the discussion, we do ask that you read at least a portion of the book to be discussed, but anyone can come and participate as a listener, or even ask questions of the group. We meet in the classroom in the church’s lower level immediately after Sunday Mass, and we also include remote participants through Zoom.

Our meeting on October 1 will be devoted to a discussion of Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope.

For more information on how to join our meetings and receive online content, please click here.

OUR CURRENT MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the Catholic Readers Society is to contribute to the growth in holiness of its participants by reading and discussing noteworthy and varied works of literature that provide experiences of artistic beauty, evoke the Catholic moral imagination, enrich one’s knowledge of the Catholic faith, and otherwise deepen our understanding of God among His people. As a mixed group of monks and laypersons joined by a common respect for the Catholic faith and its cultural deposit, the group’s lively monthly discussion marks a point of intersection between faith and culture, a function that Benedictine monasteries have served for generations

For a list of works that we have read this year, click here.