The British Catholic writer Evelyn Waugh once described his historical novel Helena (1950) as his personal favorite among his works. The novel explores the life of Saint Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine and discoverer of the True Cross. Waugh follows Helena from her humble origins in Roman Britain (an invention by the author) to her central role in Christianizing the Roman Empire. Waugh artfully explores faith, politics, and the nature of history in this imaginative novel.
Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to join us for the Summer 2025 Faith in Fiction virtual reading group in which we will read Evelyn Waugh’s Helena. We will meet virtually via Zoom on Wednesday evenings in June.
Date: Wednesday evenings in June
June 4
June 11
June 18
June 25
Location: Virtual via Zoom
To register, click the button below. All participants will receive a free copy of Helena by Evelyn Waugh. Questions? Please contact Quinn Moore (qmoore@collegiuminstitute.org).