Well-Read Mom Book Club

The Well-Read Mom (WRM) Book Club is a means for women to accompany one another in reading the classics, great books, and timeless spiritual works from Western and Christian traditions to nurture our hearts and moral imaginations.

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It aims to help women make space for reading and reflection in their daily lives and to create a place where they can come together to share what they are learning through their reading. The group reads books that push, provoke, and inspire us to dive deeper into the plots of our own lives. Great writers become dear friends, and we see reality through their eyes, imbued with their insights.

The book picks come from the non-profit group The Well-Read Mom and are organized into yearly themes. For more information, please visit the Well-Read Mom website.

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The group, led by Meg Clemens, meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30-7:45pm, September-June, in the Ss. Peter & Paul Parish Center. All parish and surrounding community women are invited to join (mom status not required) to be encouraged to read more and read well! For more information, please email sppoffice@saintsppta.org.

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2024-25 is the Year of the Father

What thoughts come to mind when you think of the word Father? Celebrating the 13th Anniversary of the WRM movement, the book group will explore the following books for the Year of the Father through Marcie Stockman’s carefully curated collection. 

• September 10: Kick-off meeting 

• October 8: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger

• November 12: The Aeneid by Vergil

• December 10: My God and My All: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi by Elizabeth Goudge

• January 14: The Pearl by John Steinbeck

• February 11: The Fathers Tale – A Novel by Michael D. O’Brien

• March 11: Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton

• April 8: Pinocchio: With Reflections on a Father’s Love by Franco Nembrini / Carlo Collodi

• May 13: King Lear by William Shakespeare

• June 10: Ruth by Elizabeth Gaskell