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Oct. 31, 2017, marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, an event that created fissures and theological questions that have defined the landscape of contemporary Christianity.

Bishop Edward J. Burns of Dallas looks up to the choir loft during Mass Nov. 12 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore on the eve of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Catholic bishops are meeting in Baltimore this week for their annual fall meeting, where the agenda includes an address from Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the USCCB, updates from working groups on racism and immigration as well as elections for heads of various subcommittees. The bishops as a body have been vocal in recent months about a range of political and social issues, from tax reform to gun control, as well as internal church politics. Some of these issues are sure to come up during their meeting.
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Welcome to the Catholic Book Club!  And join us as we begin to read our new selection, "Septology," by 2023 Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse.

Septology

 

While we might look new, the Catholic Book Club has actually been around for many decades in different forms. Our goal has always been to provide America readers with additional literary resources and to come together around our shared enjoyment of and appreciation for fine works of literature. (Yes, unlike your other “book club,” we do not just meet once a week to drink wine, although we aren't opposed). We introduce a new book four times a year, providing discussion questions, conversation prompts and supporting materials that you can use individually or with your home, parish or school group.

 
 
I invite you to join us at our new Catholic Book Club discussion page (hosted on Facebook as a “group” affiliated with the America Facebook page), where you can request to join the group and dive right into our discussion of our new selection, "Septology," by 2023 Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse.
 

Happy reading!

 

James T. Keane
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