Jesus Heals Book Club: Week 4

Catholic Mom Summer Virtual Book Club, Jesus Heals—Chapter Four video with author, Allison Gingras

Author Allison Gingras shares more insights from Jesus Heals: Finding Hope, Wholeness, and Peace with another reflection on the healing scriptures, in this fourth week of our Catholic Mom Virtual Book Club.

In Chapter Four, we encountered faith in the Scriptures that moved Jesus to compassion and touched His heart so profoundly that He responded with remarkable, unexpected moments of healing. The woman, sick for twelve years, finds courage—founded in faith—to reach out to Jesus for help. We, too, can move Jesus' heart with our faith and turn to Him in every trial or concern. Faith need not be bigger than a mustard seed to approach Jesus in whatever is on our mind or troubling our heart.

The Centurion's words of being unworthy, which we repeat at every Mass, reveal Jesus' authority and illuminate our faith in the Eucharist. Jarius' confidence in Christ to restore his daughter's health, intertwined with the woman who had run out of options for being well, both teach us something new about Jesus and ourselves.

Zoom with Us!

This new virtual book club will meet seven times over the summer via Zoom. The link to join each week will be sent via email in our Book Club newsletter; you'll have seven opportunities to drop in and check it out! Please note: We'll have replays only of the introduction to the chapter, which will also include answering any general questions about that week's topic.

One of my hopes for this online format is that after experiencing the fellowship, ease of connection, and spiritual lift from being part of a small group faith sharing, you'll be inspired to step out and launch your own! We are building resources here at Catholic Mom to help support you, beginning with this study to give you the hands-on experience as a participant before venturing into facilitating.

Join us Wednesdays for any (or all) of these remaining Book Club sessions:

August 6
August 13
August 20

All sessions will be held at 9:00 PM Eastern; we hope you will consider joining us live.

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

Tell Me More about Jesus Heals?

Jesus Heals guides women through selected Bible stories of Jesus' tender care of ordinary people, all suffering in some form. Through story, Scripture reflections, and discussion questions, this prayer journal and Scripture study show how Jesus is still healing us today, even when his healing doesn't happen in the way we expect. Whether he heals us physically or spiritually, he fulfills the promise of his words in John 10:10: "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly."

Jesus Heals is part of the Stay Connected Journals for Catholic Women series, which I developed to help women deepen their connection with Jesus through inspiring stories, reflections, Scripture study, and prompts for prayer and journaling.

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What a Copy?

The publisher, Our Sunday Visitor, is offering this book at a special Book Club discount. Use coupon code HEALS30 at checkout to save 30% off the cover price of Jesus Heals. This coupon expires August 31, 2025.