Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
Kathryn Heim: Reading meaningful books in community spins threads of connection, weaves new insights
Last year I somewhat unintentionally started a C.S. Lewis book club in my parish. It originated when a friend and fellow parishioner mentioned that she would like to begin reading Lewis for the first time, as our pastor is very fond of quoting and referencing him.
Why do we suffer? How does God allow it? Where is God when we hurt? These are typical questions of theodicy: the attempt to account for God’s goodness in the midst of evil.