The Missing Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
Discussion May 15th 11:00am
Rosemary (Rosie) Kennedy was born in 1918, the first daughter of a wealthy Bostonian couple who later would become known as the patriarch and matriarch of America’s most famous and celebrated family. One person: Stella Koehler, a charismatic woman of the cloth who became Sister Paulus Koehler after taking her vows with the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Sister Paulus was Elizabeth's Wisconsin aunt. For thirty-five years―indeed much of her adult life―Sister Paulus was Rosie Kennedy’s caregiver. And a caregiver, tragically, had become necessary after Rosie, a slow learner prone to emotional outbursts, underwent one of America’s first lobotomies―an operation Joseph Kennedy was assured would normalize Rosie’s life. It did not. Rosie’s condition became decidedly worse
By: Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
Discussion May 15th 11:00am
Rosemary (Rosie) Kennedy was born in 1918, the first daughter of a wealthy Bostonian couple who later would become known as the patriarch and matriarch of America’s most famous and celebrated family. One person: Stella Koehler, a charismatic woman of the cloth who became Sister Paulus Koehler after taking her vows with the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi. Sister Paulus was Elizabeth's Wisconsin aunt. For thirty-five years―indeed much of her adult life―Sister Paulus was Rosie Kennedy’s caregiver. And a caregiver, tragically, had become necessary after Rosie, a slow learner prone to emotional outbursts, underwent one of America’s first lobotomies―an operation Joseph Kennedy was assured would normalize Rosie’s life. It did not. Rosie’s condition became decidedly worse
Angels
By: Billy Graham
Discussion June 19th 11:00am
Angels, God's Secret Agents is a ringing assurance to all Christians that through angels God is present for His people. We are not alone!
By: Billy Graham
Discussion June 19th 11:00am
Angels, God's Secret Agents is a ringing assurance to all Christians that through angels God is present for His people. We are not alone!
Wonder
By RJ Palacio
Discussion July 17th
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s perspectives extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.
By RJ Palacio
Discussion July 17th
August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s perspectives extraordinary face. WONDER, now a #1 New York Times bestseller and included on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.
Keeping Faith
By Jodi Picoult
Discussion August 21st 11:00am
Recently divorced Mariah White is struggling to come to terms with her new life when her seven-year-old daughter Faith starts behaving in a strange way - It seems that she may be actually seeing God - A storm of controversy arises and soon Mariah finds herself in court, fighting to prove her competency as a parent.
By Jodi Picoult
Discussion August 21st 11:00am
Recently divorced Mariah White is struggling to come to terms with her new life when her seven-year-old daughter Faith starts behaving in a strange way - It seems that she may be actually seeing God - A storm of controversy arises and soon Mariah finds herself in court, fighting to prove her competency as a parent.
Dallas County
By: Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Discussion September 18th 11:00am
Today, Dallas County is one of the fastest-growing counties in America and remains a region of opportunity with a rich heritage of small-town living, farming, coal mining, and the immigrant experience.
By: Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Discussion September 18th 11:00am
Today, Dallas County is one of the fastest-growing counties in America and remains a region of opportunity with a rich heritage of small-town living, farming, coal mining, and the immigrant experience.
Carnegie's Maid
By: Marie Benedict
Discussion October 16th 11:00am
With captivating insight and heart, Carnegie's Maid tells the story of one brilliant woman who may have spurred Andrew Carnegie's transformation from ruthless industrialist into the world's first true philanthropist.
By: Marie Benedict
Discussion October 16th 11:00am
With captivating insight and heart, Carnegie's Maid tells the story of one brilliant woman who may have spurred Andrew Carnegie's transformation from ruthless industrialist into the world's first true philanthropist.
The Life We Bury
By: Allen Eskens
Discussion November 20th
Joe Talbert is a young college student with an assignment to write a biography about an elderly person. He meets an older Vietnam vet at a nursing home who agrees to speak with him. Joe quickly learns that he's no ordinary man. He was recently paroled after 30 years in prison because he is dying of pancreatic cancer and now needs hospice care.
By: Allen Eskens
Discussion November 20th
Joe Talbert is a young college student with an assignment to write a biography about an elderly person. He meets an older Vietnam vet at a nursing home who agrees to speak with him. Joe quickly learns that he's no ordinary man. He was recently paroled after 30 years in prison because he is dying of pancreatic cancer and now needs hospice care.
