FORMED Book Club

“Speed and artificiality cannot lead us to God.” Transhumanism, smartphone addiction, and insanity: How can we start living in the real world? We continue our exploration of chapter 7 of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s 2019 book “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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“Modern man has amnesia. Even the darkest pages of history must not be forgotten.” The FORMED Book Club takes on chapter 7 (“Where Is the World Headed?”) of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s 2019 book “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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What are philanthropic groups like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation doing in Africa? This week, we discuss Cardinal Sarah’s take on ideological colonialism in “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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Humane economics, fair-trade coffee, and respect for creation: Can we really save the world? The FORMED Book Club continues its march through Robert Cardinal Sarah’s “The Day Is Now Far Spent.” This week, we are covering the chapter on “The Hatred of Man.”

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The Novus Ordo, the purpose of bishops’ conferences, and the struggle against pandemic self-hatred. The FORMED Book Club panel continues its discussion of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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What is sloth—acedia—and do we find it in Catholic liturgy today? We take on another chapter of Cardinal Sarah’s 2019 book “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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Cardinal Sarah takes on ugliness and beauty, acedia and joy, despair and hope. We continue our journey through his 2019 tour-de-force “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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From the New York City skyline to the meaning of the word “Modernism.” We continue our discussion of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s “The Day Is Now Far Spent.”

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We begin our exploration of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s “The Day Is Now Far Spent”—a tour de force response to the present darkness in the Church. In this week's reading, the cardinal pays a special tribute to such controversial churchmen as Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI (all Ignatius Press authors). What he says may surprise you.

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