Introducing the Catholic Mom Fall 2024 Book Club with Julianne Stanz

Catholic Mom announces our selection for the Fall 2024 Book Club: Braving the Thin Places: Celtic Wisdom to Create a Space for Grace.

We're excited to announce that our Book Club selection for Fall 2024 is Braving the Thin Places: Celtic Wisdom to Create a Space for Grace by Julianne Stanz, published by Loyola Press.

Our own Allison Gingras will host the Book Club sessions on both Facebook and YouTube. You can choose to watch the sessions live at 3 PM Eastern on Wednesdays, October 23 and 30 and November 6 — or view them later, at your leisure. We'll also share audio versions of these discussions on future episodes of the Catholic Momcast. 

It's free to participate in our Book Club, and we hope you'll consider joining us and inviting a friend to join as well!

Listen to our earlier Catholic Momcast episode featuring Julianne Stanz to learn more about this book and her other work:

What's the book about?

A "thin place" is where God's grace is waiting to happen.

Your thin place might be an important threshold, a soul friendship, a fresh chapter in your own life story, a painful secret or fear, or a time of hardship. Whatever the circumstance, a thin place is where God and humanity meet in a mysterious way. These moments open us to places of rawness and beauty. When we enter into a thin place, something seems to break open inside us, and words are inadequate to describe what we are experiencing. In these moments, we feel a sense of breakthrough as we break free of the ordinary and experience the extraordinary amid our daily lives.

Drawing on her Irish-Celtic heritage, Julianne Stanz helps us explore those times and holy places of transformation. Inspired by faith and guided by spiritual practices, we can experience each thin place as a point of departure on a sacred journey to a truer understanding of who we are meant to be. (Loyola Press)

How the Book Club works

The Book Club will be hosted simultaneously on Catholic Mom's Facebook and YouTube channels.

Julianne Stanz will join Allison live on Facebook and YouTube for three weeks beginning Wednesday, October 23 at 3 PM Eastern.

Mark your calendar with these Book Club dates:

• October 23
• October 30
• November 6

During the livestreams, Allison will chat with Julianne. You're welcome to leave your questions in the comments on our Facebook Live — we'd love it if you'll join in the discussion that way.

Special Book Club offer!

Use promo code BRAVING to receive 30% off the cover price of Braving the Thin Places when you purchase your copy direct from the publisher. Does not include shipping and handling. This coupon code expires November 20, 2024. 

Bonus Links

Visit Julianne's website, JulianneStanz.com

Follow Julianne on X: @juliannestanz

Follow Julianne on Instagram: @juliannestanz

Stay connected!

Copyright 2024 Barb Szyszkiewicz
Images courtesy of Loyola Press, all rights reserved.