Faculty Reading Groups
Faculty reading groups are one of CCIH’s Catholic Classic Projects. The purpose of this project is to give Loyolans an opportunity to read and discuss important texts reflective of the Catholic literary heritage. From antiquity to the 21st century, human beings have put into writing their adventures of exploring meaning in a world embraced by God. These innumerable texts are not just a Catholic heritage, but a human heritage—one that CCIH invites all Loyola faculty to discover and enjoy.
Past reading groups
Spring 2013
Edwin O'Connor: The Edge of Sadness
Fall 2012
Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen): Babette's Feast, Sorrow-Acre and The Deluge at Norderney
Spring 2012
Graham Greene: The Power and The Glory & Monsignor Quixote Fall 2011Flannery O'Connor: The Complete StoriesBrad Gooch: Flannery: A Life of Flannery O'Connor Spring 2011Catholic Poets from XIX to XXI CenturyFrancis Thompson, Oscar Wilde, Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J., Gbriela Mistral, Antonnio Machado, Jessica Powers, John O'Donohue, Denise Levertov, and Mary Karr Fall 2010William T. Cavanaugh: The Myth of Religious Violence Summer 2010Georges Bernanos: The Diary of a Country Priest
Spring 2010
Thomas Berry: The Great Work: Our Way Into the Future
Fall 2009
Mary Gordon: Pearl
Summer 2009
Muriel Spark: Momento Mori
Spring 2009
Eugene O’Neill: Desire Under the Elms, Mourning Becomes Electra, and Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Fall 2008
David Lodge: Souls and Bodies
Summer 2008
Shusako Endo: Silence Spring 2008G.K. Chesterton: The Blue CrossJ.F. Powers: Death of a FavoriteMuriel Spark: The Black MadonnaGerard Manley Hopkins: God’s Grandeur, Pied Beauty, Spring and Fall, Carrion Comfort
Fall 2007
Shusaku Endo: MothersDenise Levertov: Mass for The Day of St. Thomas DidymusMary Gordon: The DeaconMary Karr: Poem series Descending Theology
Summer 2007
François Mauriac: Vipers' Tangle
Spring 2007
Andre Dubus: A Father's StoryFlannery O'Connor: The Lame Shall Enter FirstAnnie Dillard: An Expedition to the PoleWalker Percy: excerpts from Lost in the Cosmos