Weekly Book Discussion Group

About

The weekly book discussion group has been meeting for more than 18 years, and generally reads 4 or 5 books a year. We meet weekly on Thursday at 7:15pm to discuss and debate current, timely books on contemporary Catholic topics. Dr. Tony Tambasco, a theologian and biblical scholar at Georgetown University, leads the discussions.  All are welcome!

Current Book

OUR CURRENT and NEXT BOOK:

Our last discussion of Richard Rohr’s THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe” will be on Thursday, October 10.
Our next book will be Luke Timothy Johnson’s book on Miracles: God’s Presence and Power in Creation, and discussion of Johnson’s book will begin on Thursday, October 17.
 
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AGENDA
For those joining our book group, please see the link below to the list of the books we considered reading and the votes cast for each of the books.
BOOKS FOR DISCUSSION 2019-2020 based on group vote:

Contact

If you have questions, please contact:
Robert Stewart
grobertstewart1@mac.com
(703) 819-0479

 

Schedule

2019/2020 Meeting Schedule and Room Location:

THURSDAYS - 7:15-8:45 pm  (September 12, 2019 through May 28, 2020)  ****see below for non-meeting dates

All meetings will be in the Neale Room of the Parish Center, with the exception of December 5, 2019. (Big Room Lower School)

  • All the book discussions will begin at 7:15 p.m.
  • If you cannot find parking on the streets, please park at Georgetown Visitation High School on 35th St between P and Q Streets.
****Non-meeting dates:
October 31, 2019 (Halloween)
November 28, 2019 (Thanksgiving Day)
December 19, 2019 through January 2, 2020
April 9, 2020 (Holy Thursday)