--- title: "'The Bellbind Letters' Book Club: Week 1" description: Author Samantha Stephenson meets with Allison Gingras to discuss her new book, written to address the challenges and temptations Catholic mothers face. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/2026%20Bellbind%20Letters%20Book%20Club%20Header.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/the-bellbind-letters-book-club-week-1#) [BOOKS](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/books) # 'The Bellbind Letters' Book Club: Week 1 Mar 1, 2026 9:30:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/2026%20Bellbind%20Letters%20Book%20Club%20Header.png) *Author Samantha Stephenson meets with Allison Gingras to discuss her new book, written to address the challenges and temptations Catholic mothers face.* --- ## Announcing the featured title for the next ## Catholic Mom Book Club! *Even though we still have one more session scheduled in our current Book Club, we couldn't wait to announce our next selection, so you can order the book and get started reading it.* We're reading **[The Bellbind Letters: Inside the Devil's Plan for Your Motherhood](https://www.orderosv.com/product/the-bellbind-letters-inside-the-devil-s-plan-for-your-motherhood)** by Catholic Mom contributing writer Samantha Stephenson! In this new book, written in the style of C.S. Lewis' *Screwtape Letters,* Samantha Stephenson delves into an examination of conscience to uncover the subtle temptations that we face in our daily lives as mothers. This week, Samantha shares what inspired her to write ***[The Bellbind Letters](https://www.orderosv.com/product/the-bellbind-letters-inside-the-devil-s-plan-for-your-motherhood). ***She talks about how freeing it was to consider the way the temptations described in the book played out in her own heart and to see just how much Satan hates the beautiful and the good things.       *Still need a copy, or want to share one with a friend? Read on to find out how to preorder our Book Club selection at a special discount!** *   *![2026 Bellbind Book Club Week 1](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2026%20Bellbind%20Book%20Club%20Week%201.png?width=860&height=1075&name=2026%20Bellbind%20Book%20Club%20Week%201.png)*   ## What's the Reading Plan for the Book Club? For each Book Club session, we'll cover 6 of the letters in this book. Each letter is only a few pages in length, so a little bit of reading every day will keep you on track. Mark your calendar with the remaining Book Club dates: - March 4 (letters 7 through 12) - March 11 (letters 13 through 18) - March 18 (letters 19 through 24) - March 25 (letters 25 through 30) All Book Club sessions begin at 8 PM Eastern. Our own Allison Gingras will host the Book Club sessions on **[Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity)** and **[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber)****.** Subscribe to our Book Club emails using the link below, and every week you'll receive a video link in case you want to catch up or re-watch the Book Club video. 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Barb enjoys writing, cooking, and reading, and is a music minister at her parish. Find her blog at [FranciscanMom](http://franciscanmom.com) and her family’s favorite recipes with nutrition information at [Cook and Count](http://cookandcount.wordpress.com). Barb is the author of *[The Handy Little Guide to Prayer](https://amzn.to/2LQB2oL)* and * [The Handy Little Guide to the Liturgy of the Hours](https://amzn.to/3wbDB8k)*, available from Our Sunday Visitor. ## Related Blog Articles [ 'The Bellbind Letters' Book Club: Week 2 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/the-bellbind-letters-book-club-week-2) [ 'The Bellbind Letters' Book Club: Week 3 Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/the-bellbind-letters-book-club-week-3) [ Introducing 'The Bellbind Letters' Book Club! 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