{"id":68912,"date":"2022-02-25T10:47:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T15:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/?p=68912"},"modified":"2022-03-15T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:58:32","slug":"lenten-book-discussion-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/lenten-book-discussion-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Books to Read This Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-68914 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/61hEIfDeUtL-194x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/61hEIfDeUtL-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/61hEIfDeUtL-663x1024.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/61hEIfDeUtL-768x1187.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/61hEIfDeUtL.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/>Leading a life that radiates God\u2019s love and promise of peace in a world as divided as ours can be tricky business. Can changing up how we read and utilize scripture make our efforts a little smoother? During Lent, join parishioner Kevin Booker for Reading Glasses, six weeks of reading, reflection, and contemplative prayer designed to creatively equip pilgrims with techniques that can result in a more compassionate and richer relationship with the Bible. The group will focus on Jonathan L. Walton\u2019s <em>A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you are in the discussion group, it meets on six consecutive Sundays beginning March 6 from 4:15-5:30 p.m. in Sunderland Hall.\u00a0<em><strong>This discussion group is full \u2013 but please consider reading it on your own!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em>The Monastic Heart<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-68913 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/71mVCk3wO7S.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/>Join us in reading<em> The Monastic Heart<\/em> by Joan Chittister, a new book that talks about spiritual lessons we can get for our own lives by reflecting on the monastic life set forth by St. Benedict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Lens of Love: Reading the Bible in Its World for Our World Leading a life that radiates God\u2019s love and promise of peace in a world as divided as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-faith-formation","category-lent"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Marisa Curcio","author_link":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/author\/marisa\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stjames.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}