Book Club
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December Book Selection - The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis)
The faculty of our parish school has initiated a book club focusing on classical and religious literature. In this year dedicated to Saint Paul, the selections have been chosen with a mind to the life and writings of Paul. In September we read Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, Fides et Ratio. For an educational community, it is critical to understand the integral relationship between faith and reason, discussed so beautifully by our late pope. For October, we chose to continue our book club with an examination of The Odyssey. The epic poem describes the various trials and travels of Odysseus (Ulysses), mirrored in many ways by St. Paul. On November 6, the St. Benedict Institute has invited a renowned Dante scholar to speak on Paradiso, Dante's vision of Heaven. We will look at how Dante and St. Paul compare in their view of the afterlife as we read this classic finale to The Divine Comedy during the month of November. For the month of December, we will be reading The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis. It is part of Lewis's well-regarded series about the land of Narnia. These stories use an allegorical style to reveal Christian truths. This would be appropriate for young readers, and some of our students may want to join us this month through our online discussion. In order to include the participation of the parents, parish, and the wider community, an element of the book club will be online in order for you to share in our discussion.