FORMED Book Club
15 Seasons
Join Catholic experts and book lovers with decades of experience in publishing for in-depth weekly discussions of relevant Catholic texts. Hosted by Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ (Founder of Ignatius Press), Vivian Dudro (Senior Editor at Ignatius Press), and Joseph Pearce (Director of Book Publishing at Augustine Institute). These discussions are part of an online community that reads and discusses a different book each month.
Go to formedbookclub.ignatius.com to sign up for free!
Books discussed:
Chance or the Dance by Thomas Howard. Electronic versions are available here.
Real Philosophy for Real People by Fr. Robert McTeigue .S.J.
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26:31Episode 1
Episode 1 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 1
Every American should read “The Lost Mandate of Heaven.” In 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (1901–1963)—a devout, charitable Catholic and possibly a saint—was assassinated by US-backed soldiers, sparking a decade of hideous war. Why did this happen? Geoffrey Shaw’s “The Lost Mandat...
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34:59Episode 2
Episode 2 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 2
In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss Geoffrey Shaw’s introduction (pages 23–40) to “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam.”
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23:31Episode 3
Episode 3 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 3
Chapter 1 of “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam” by Geoffrey Shaw, discussed by Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro.
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34:54Episode 4
Episode 4 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 4
Chapter 2, pages 56–71: South Vietnamese President Diem was deeply misunderstood by almost the whole world. Why?
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32:07Episode 5
Episode 5 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 5
Pages 72–98.
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27:31Episode 6
Episode 6 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 6
Pages 98 to 113.
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32:02Episode 7
Episode 7 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 7
Pages 114 to 143.
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25:23Episode 8
Episode 8 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 8
Pages 144 to 157.
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22:16Episode 9
Episode 9 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 9
Pages 158 to 175,
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31:16Episode 10
Episode 10 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 10
Chapter 9, pages 176 to 193.
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26:42Episode 11
Episode 11 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 11
Chapter 10, pages 194 to 212.
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32:03Episode 12
Episode 12 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 12
Chapter 11, pages 213 to 236.
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24:10Episode 13
Episode 13 | The Drama of Atheist Humanism
Episode 13
Chapters 12 and 13a, pages 237 to 266.