Fall Book Study
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Documents
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He Leadeth Me, by Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ
Our current pandemic has led many of us to face some uncomfortable truths about ourselves, our world, and our faith. Who are we without our distractions, our routines, even the sacred things we hold dear, like receiving the Eucharist? What can we hold to when everything around us seems so fragile and so difficult? Where can we put our hope when we and our world are suffering so much?
Fr. Walter Ciszek, SJ, has some amazing insights to share with us in our situation. Fr. Ciszek faced hardships that we cannot even imagine: five years in a Soviet prison for interrogation, usually in solitary confinement; fifteen years of hard labor in Siberia with little food and shoddy clothing; exile from his home and family. His Jesuit brothers even offered Masses for the repose of his soul, supposing he was dead!
Fr. Ciszek's book, He Leadeth Me, shares the spiritual fruits of this trying time. As he writes, "I felt that I had learned much during those years of hardship and suffering that could be of help to others in their suffering" (p. 12). In these times of trial, Fr. Ciszek is writing to us!
We invite you to join us for our August-September book study on Fr. Ciszek's book!
Participants will be required to purchase the book for themselves. (Stipends for those who are facing financial hardship are also available on a case-by-case basis: please contact Michael Rubbelke for more information.) He Leadeth Me is available at Amazon or any number of online book retailers.
We will offer two options for participating in the study:
- Independent Small Groups: meet (in-person or virtually) with a group of friends to discuss Fr. Ciszek's book. Study guides will be available the week of August 16 for a projected six meetings.
- Zoom meetings with Michael Rubbelke: meet online to discuss Fr. Ciszek's book in large and small group gatherings through Zoom. Study guides will be distributed the week of August 16, and meetings will begin August 23 and finish the week of September 27 (day and time TBD by group members' preferences).
If you would like to participate, please contact Michael Rubbelke, Director of Adult Faith Formation, either by e-mail (mrubbelke@stpius.net), phone (574-272-8462, ext. 122), or by submitting the form below.
The study guide is available here.
We hope you will join us for this powerful study!
Reading Schedule for Zoom meetings:
Week of August 16-22: Read Introduction and Chapters 1-3
Week of August 23-29: Read Chapters 4-6
Week of August 30-September 5: Read Chapters 7-10
Week of September 6-12: Read Chapters 11-14
Week of September 13-19: Read Chapters 15-18
Week of September 20-26: Read Chapters 19-20 and Epilogue
Zoom Meeting Schedule TBD based on participants: Please contact Michael Rubbelke for more information.
For an interesting documentary on FORMED about Fr. Ciszek's life--With God in Russia--check out the following link: https://watch.formed.org/videos/with-god-in-russia -
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Contact Us
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mrubbelkestpius.netDirector, Adult Faith Formation
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