Events
Upcoming Events
23 September 2026
Part II: The Jeweler's Shop
by St. John Paul II
6:45 – 8:15pm
Univ. of St. Thomas, Ctr for Irish Studies
4206 Yoakum Blvd., 77006
$20.00 – covers handouts, hors d’oeuvres, drinks
To Register: Please just email stating how many people you are bringing to:
fortunatop@uhd.edu
You may pay when you come, or pay online at Zelle, admin@readingbooksinitiative.com.
26 September 2026
A Catherine Project Seminar
Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part I
Sponsored by The Catherine Project
2:00 to 7:00 pm
Houston Christian University
7502 Fondren Rd., Houston 77074. Atwood Building.
Light hors d’oeuvres, drinks will be available.
All Catherine Project events are free, but you must register.
Past Events
27 August 2026
The Jeweler’s Shop, by St. John Paul II
Co-sponsored by Westcott Study Center and The Reading Books Initiative
*Note: Unlike most Westcott events, a Co-Ed event
6:45 – 9:00pm
Univ. of St. Thomas, Ctr for Irish Studies
4206 Yoakum Blvd., 77006
$25.00 – covers handouts, hors d’oeuvres, drinks
To Register: Please just email stating how many people you are bringing to:
fortunatop@uhd.edu
You may pay when you come, or pay online at Zelle, 713-819-1330, The Reading Books Initiative.
28 February 2025
The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde
A Theatrical Reading
6:00 – 8:15pm
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
$25.00 – covers handouts, hors d’oeuvres, drinks
Services
Reading Retreats
The antidote to distraction is becoming a reader-of-books. The path to contemplation is silent reading and enriched conversation. We will read a play aloud, and then discuss it. Some retreats are a halfday, and some are a weekend.
Reading Groups
We offer reading groups to help people gain accountability and to foster the habits of deep reading and enhanced conversation. The reading groups are free. We rely on volunteer "tutors," people with experience leading reading groups, so if you are interested, please contact us.
Podcast Series
We have podcast series on these themes: a) How to and why become a serious reader; b) The search for meaning through literature.