VOCATIO Newsletter July 2017
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Cross Catholic Outreach July 22nd and 23rd
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Summer Book Club
Summer Book Club Begins Soon! The next book discussion will be on Orthodoxy by G.K. Chesterton Dates: July 19th, July 22th and August 2nd. Where: Parish Hall Library Time:10:15am-Noon About the Author: GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) is the author of 100 books, including Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man, which led young atheist C.S. Lewis to become a Christian. He is probably best known for his series about the priest detective Father Brown and was also known as a poet and a playwright. In spite of his literary accomplishments, he primarily considered himself a journalist, writing over 4,000 newspaper essays for papers such as Illustrated London News and Daily News, as well as his own Weekly.
About the book: Orthodoxy (1908) is a book that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. In the book’s preface Chesterton states the purpose is to “attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it.” In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the “answer to a riddle” in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience.
The book was written when Chesterton was an Anglican. He converted to Catholicism 14 years later. Chesterton chose the title, Orthodoxy, to focus instead on the plainness of the Apostles’ Creed, though he admitted the general sound of the title was “a thinnish sort of thing”.
2017 Christmas Ornament
The South Transept Window of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is available January 1, 2017. It may be purchased here or in the back of the church.
