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2023 — Spring — Dr. David Richo on “When Love Meets Fear”
During the Winter series that pondered the arising of evil in our troubled times, twin themes of love and fear threaded through our reading and discussions. Our Spring series brings them into high-definition focus as Dr. David Richo leads us through his book, When Love Meets Fear. Honored by the Paulist Press in this updated and expanded 25th anniversary edition, Dr. Richo’s book guides us in developing our capacities to “become Defense-less and Resource-full” when Love Meets Fear in today’s reality.
Four Thursdays in May, 2023
via Zoom from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. (Pacific Time)
May 4, 2023 -- Week 1 Presentation and Discussion
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About the book:
Everyone is afraid. Sometimes fear is inappropriate and unnecessary. At other times, we have good reason to be afraid. But in every case, fear reduces our ability to be ourselves. It convinces us we shouldn’t take chances or risks.
This book is for people who want to let go of unreasonable fear or act more creatively in the face of reasonable fear. It explores the roots of fear—the fear of change, of self-disclosure, of giving and receiving, of being alone. Beneath all of these is the greatest fear of all: the fear of loving and being loved.
This 25th anniversary edition speaks of the enduring message of the book and this new edition has been greatly updated and expanded to include more contemporary developments in psychology and current events. Every chapter of the book has been rewritten and revised with a new audience in mind. Some new sections have been added and existing sections revised.
This revised and updated edition reflects the author’s growing understanding of the ageless concern in our lives—becoming free from fear so that we can be more resourceful in our life.
During the Winter series that pondered the arising of evil in our troubled times, twin themes of love and fear threaded through our reading and discussions. Our Spring series brings them into high-definition focus as Dr. David Richo leads us through his book, When Love Meets Fear. Honored by the Paulist Press in this updated and expanded 25th anniversary edition, Dr. Richo’s book guides us in developing our capacities to “become Defense-less and Resource-full” when Love Meets Fear in today’s reality. 
