Is there any pleasure more life-sustaining than losing yourself in a good book? I know of none. But there is an ancillary pleasure, nearly equal to it, which is to share one’s thoughts about a book with others; to compare notes and critiques, to argue a point and perhaps to learn from someone else’s insights. That is the essential purpose behind every book group and it is the one that lay behind the formation of a reading group at the Oxford Oratory. I would wager that few churches in the English-speaking world could be a more appropriate home for a group of Catholics who love books – and love talking about them.