January 5, 2026 Book Review Breakfast: "How We Learn to be Brave," by Mariann Budde
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Carol Ludwig, Executive Director of the Vero Beach Center for Spiritual Care, will review How We Learn to be Brave, by Mariann Budde.
How We Learn to Be Brave is an inspirational guide to the key junctures in life that, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most courageous selves, by the bishop of the famed Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.
Carol Ludwig, spiritual director, supervisor, teacher and retreat leader, presents widely in the U.S. and overseas. Carol was formed in the contemplative-evocative style of spiritual direction through the Washington Theological Union, the Shalem Institute and Mercy Center. Carol has served on the faculties of Audire, Loyola (New Orleans) University, Mercy Center, Sacred Heart University and the Shalem Institute.
All Book Review Breakfasts begin at 9:30am in the Richardson Center of Indian River State College, 6155 College Lane, Vero Beach.
Book Review Breakfasts are free and open to the public. You are encouraged to bring new or gently used children’s books to stock the Little Free Libraries that we support.


