BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — The BLESS group (Byzantine Ladies Encountering Sacred Sources) will begin reading a new book in the New Year: “Interior Freedom,” by Father Jacques Philippe, a member of the French Roman Catholic Community of the Beatitudes. Father Philippe is a renowned retreat master. The group will meet Mondays, 7 p.m.-9, from Jan. 14 to Feb. 18, at St. Joseph church, 8111 Brecksville Road. Contact Darlene Hritz to order a book before Dec. 30: (440) 237-5237 or dar.hritz@gmail.com.