![]() ![]() Like the month of August, the book’s writing has a lightness about it. It is a slim volume packed with art and insight into divine love. ![]() For August, the Book Club considers Henri Nouwen’s 1992 book: The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming. The Catholic Book Club interrupts its series on Jesus books, postponing our look at Gerhard Lohfink’s Jesus of Nazareth to cooler, shorter days, more suitable to long swaths of reading indoors. Yet, during August, there is still time to linger outside, to listen to baseball on the radio, and to read books that are truly, truly enjoyable. ![]() Northeasterners know that this will not last, that just on the other side of a short autumn will be a grim winter. It is hot, the days are long, the ocean is warm enough for swimming, and the trees and shrubs wear a deep green. August is a spectacular month in the northeast of the United States. ![]()
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