The Alchemist - Day 1

"To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation."

Welcome to our discussion of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, the second book of our Summer Book Club! We are so excited to have you here and we hope that you will engage in reading, reflecting, and discussing this book with us this week. 

A short prompt will be posted each day, consisting of a quote, a reflection, and a question or two. Take each of these prompts as a starting point for whatever your reading of the text brings forth! Feel free to answer a question, add one of your own, or respond to what someone else has to say. Some of the prompts will be about general themes or aspects of the book, while others will focus on specific characters and scenes. Feel free to read at your own pace! 

There is so much in The Alchemist to prompt or feed an exploration of vocation and discernment. We hope that taking part in this Book Club might touch your heart in some way, wherever you happen to be on your own journey. 

Welcome

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Here you will find daily posts on a variety of topics, from articles about consecrated religious life, to helpful advice and prayer resources for the process of discerning a choice, to the history, mission, and lived reality of the School Sisters of Notre Dame. We hope to build a community of folks who have a common interest in these things and to provide an encouraging and welcoming space for conversations and discoveries.

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