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Upcoming Events

  • Book Club: Brave New World
    Book Club: Brave New World
    May 26, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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    Join us to discuss Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, the formation of conscience, and Kulturkampf.
  • Book Club: Jurassic Park
    Book Club: Jurassic Park
    Jun 30, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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    Join us to discuss Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, natural law, and stewardship of creation!
  • Book Club: Pride and Prejudice
    Book Club: Pride and Prejudice
    Apr 28, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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    Join us to discuss Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice and the Sacrament of Matrimony.
  • Jane Austen x Pope St. John Paul II: Pride & Prejudice + Love & Responsibility
    Jane Austen x Pope St. John Paul II: Pride & Prejudice + Love & Responsibility
    Apr 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    Iowa City, 4330 St Patricks Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us at St Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City to listen to an intriguing analysis of the works of Jane Austen in light of the philosophy of Pope St. John Paul II and his groundbreaking works on human relationships, “Love and Responsibility,” and “Theology of the Body.”
  • Movie Night: Pride and Prejudice
    Movie Night: Pride and Prejudice
    Apr 11, 2025, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Iowa City, 4330 St Patricks Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
  • Book Club: Watchmen
    Book Club: Watchmen
    Mon, Mar 31
    Mar 31, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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    Join us to discuss Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons' classic graphic novel, Watchmen, and the Use of Power!
  • Lenten Lecture Series: Humanae Vitae - Rights of women and sanctity of family life
    Lenten Lecture Series: Humanae Vitae - Rights of women and sanctity of family life
    Mar 25, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    St Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City, 4330 St Patricks Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Enjoy soup dinner and a lecture on the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae. Learn about the Church’s response to the rise of contraception and the changing social and family dynamics, and the resounding testament to growing in love in our vocations. The lecture will include a review of the wonderful...
  • Lenten Lecture Series: Mit Brennender Sorge - The Catholic fight against Nazism
    Lenten Lecture Series: Mit Brennender Sorge - The Catholic fight against Nazism
    Mar 18, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
    St Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City, 4330 St Patricks Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Enjoy soup dinner and a lecture on the papal encyclical Mit Brennender Sorge. Learn about the Church’s response to the rise of the Third Reich and the conditions leading up to WWII, including the heroic and pivotal role of the Catholic free press and diocesan newspapers. Catholic publishers...
  • Lenten Lecture Series: Rerum Novarum - Economic Justice and the Dignity of Workers
    Lenten Lecture Series: Rerum Novarum - Economic Justice and the Dignity of Workers
    Mar 11, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM CST
    St Patrick Catholic Church, Iowa City, 4330 St Patricks Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Enjoy soup dinner and a lecture on the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum. Learn about the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the birth of economic ideologies, and the Church’s response to the commodification of labor. The lecture will also include a review of the legacy of...
  • Book Club: Ender's Game
    Book Club: Ender's Game
    Feb 24, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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    Join us to discuss Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game and moral reasoning!
  • The Catholic Imagination of Flannery O'Connor
    The Catholic Imagination of Flannery O'Connor
    Feb 07, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    Iowa City, 123 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA
    Join us for an entertaining talk on the Catholic imagination of renowned author, Flannery O’Connor. Presented by Catholic scholar and speaker Sadie Woodley, JD, MA Catholic Studies
  • Book Club: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Book Club: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Jan 27, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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    Join us to discuss Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the purpose of creation!
  • Catholic Women Now on Iowa Catholic Radio
    Catholic Women Now on Iowa Catholic Radio
    Tue, Jan 21
    Iowa Catholic Radio - Catholic Women Now
    Jan 21, 2025, 9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
    Iowa Catholic Radio - Catholic Women Now
    Sadie will be discussing how conversion changes your thinking, The Great Catholic Book Club, and the value of analyzing stories through a Catholic lens--with Julie Nelson and Chris Magruder, on the Catholic Women Now radio show and podcast!
  • Faith on Tap
    Faith on Tap
    Tue, Dec 10
    Boone
    Dec 10, 2024, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
    Boone, 816 7th St, Boone, IA 50036, USA
    Join us at Boone Valley Brewing for this fun evening of faith-based discussions.
  • JRR Tolkien: His Life, Faith, and Works
    JRR Tolkien: His Life, Faith, and Works
    Dec 08, 2024, 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
    Iowa City, 228 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA 52245, USA
    Join us for an entertaining talk on the life, faith, and works of legendary Catholic author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Hosted by Catholic scholar and Tolkien enthusiast Sadie Woodley, JD, MA Catholic Studies
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