“Death Comes for the Archbishop”: All Saints Book Group Meets May 12

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In this classic 1927 novel by Willa Cather, Bishop Jean Marie Latour travels with his friend Fr. Joseph Vaillant from Ohio to New Mexico to take charge of the newly established diocese of New Mexico. The pair must travel by riverboat to the Gulf of Mexico, and then overland to New Mexico, a journey which takes an entire year.

The names given to the main characters reflect their personalities: Latour, the tower, is intellectual and reserved, while Fr. Vaillant, valiant, is fearless in his promulgation of the faith. Several of the entrenched Spanish-Mexican priests they are sent to supplant are depicted as examples of greed, avarice, and gluttony, while others live simple, abstemious lives among the Native Americans.

Pick up a copy of this fantastic novel and join the Book Group on May 12 at 6 p.m. for a pot-luck dinner and engaging discussion.