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Adult Book Discussion

Do you like reading fiction? Want to hear what others are saying? Interested in learning about new authors? We have an adult book discussion group and are looking for new members. Tell us what time would be good for you to meet, evenings, or Saturdays.

Call 860- 583-4467

History Biography Book Discussion Monday August 9, 6:30 p.m.

Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews by James Carroll
Constantine's Sword is a sprawling work of history, theology, and personal confession by James Carroll, who begins his landmark project by describing contemporary Catholic remembrances of the Holocaust and the Church's intolerable legacy of hostility towards Jews. He then surveys Catholic anti-Judaism beginning with the New Testament and proceeding through the early Church, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Enlightenment, and World War II, before concluding with "A Call for Vatican III," a Church council that would make meaningful repentance for an entrenched tradition of hatred. Carroll's personal reflections as an American Catholic infuse his historical narrative.

History Biography Book Discussion Saturday September 11, 10:30.m.

Molly & Other War Pieces by A.J. Liebling

A. J. Lieblings coverage of the Second World War for The New Yorker gives us a fresh and unexpected view of the warstories told in the words of the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who fought it, the civilians who
endured it, and the correspondents who covered it.The hero of the title story is a private in the Ninth Army division known as Mollie, short for Molotov, so called by his fellow G.I.s because of his radical views and Russian origins. Mollie was famous for his outlandish dress (long blonde hair, riding boots, feathered beret, field glasses, and red cape), his disregard for army discipline, his knack for acquiring prized souvenirs, his tales of being a Broadway big shot, and his absolute fearlessness in battle.