The Night School is an adventurous exercise of greater depth and reflectivity than is normal for most people. For each of these gatherings, we welcome a profound thinker, explorer, philosopher, painter, poet, theologian or mystic from the ancient or nearer past. For example, we may invite Aristotle (4th century BCE) to attend, and through some short and penetrating texts from his writings to give us his best thoughts on friendship. This monthly habit offered by the Faber Institute is meant to be enjoyable, startling at times (surprised by the wisdom we have available to us if we know how to read such authors), and to be an experience of deep thought skillfully invited and engagingly presented.

For Session II of Series IX, Rick Ganz welcomes our special "guest" St. Bonaventure.

The Night School is an adventurous exercise of greater depth and reflectivity than is normal for most people. For each of these gatherings, we welcome a profound thinker, explorer, philosopher, painter, poet, theologian or mystic from the ancient or nearer past. For example, we may invite Aristotle (4th century BCE) to attend, and through some short and penetrating texts from his writings to give us his best thoughts on friendship. This monthly habit offered by the Faber Institute is meant to be enjoyable, startling at times (surprised by the wisdom we have available to us if we know how to read such authors), and to be an experience of deep thought skillfully invited and engagingly presented.

The world is a complicated place, easily able to distract and to confuse us. And we each are well able to add to its complexities when we have forgotten from where – that is, from Whom – we are, and towards what – that is, towards Whom – we are.

Remember the fierce clarity of Jesus about this very thing even as He was about to enter the darkest, most confusing time of His earthly life. See John 13: 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God…

A pilgrim may not know much, but he or she knows enough if he or she, knows from Whom and towards Whom he or she goes. Armed with this clarity, the Way becomes for us that of a Pilgrim.

The structure of the Retreat will be that of the most famous Retreat format known in the Western world – the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

The world is a complicated place, easily able to distract and to confuse us. And we each are well able to add to its complexities when we have forgotten from where – that is, from Whom – we are, and towards what – that is, towards Whom – we are.

Remember the fierce clarity of Jesus about this very thing even as He was about to enter the darkest, most confusing time of His earthly life. See John 13: 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God…

A pilgrim may not know much, but he or she knows enough if he or she, knows from Whom and towards Whom he or she goes. Armed with this clarity, the Way becomes for us that of a Pilgrim.

The structure of the Retreat will be that of the most famous Retreat format known in the Western world – the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

The world is a complicated place, easily able to distract and to confuse us. And we each are well able to add to its complexities when we have forgotten from where – that is, from Whom – we are, and towards what – that is, towards Whom – we are.

Remember the fierce clarity of Jesus about this very thing even as He was about to enter the darkest, most confusing time of His earthly life. See John 13: 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God…

A pilgrim may not know much, but he or she knows enough if he or she, knows from Whom and towards Whom he or she goes. Armed with this clarity, the Way becomes for us that of a Pilgrim.

The structure of the Retreat will be that of the most famous Retreat format known in the Western world – the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.

The world is a complicated place, easily able to distract and to confuse us. And we each are well able to add to its complexities when we have forgotten from where – that is, from Whom – we are, and towards what – that is, towards Whom – we are.

Remember the fierce clarity of Jesus about this very thing even as He was about to enter the darkest, most confusing time of His earthly life. See John 13: 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was returning to God…

A pilgrim may not know much, but he or she knows enough if he or she, knows from Whom and towards Whom he or she goes. Armed with this clarity, the Way becomes for us that of a Pilgrim.

The structure of the Retreat will be that of the most famous Retreat format known in the Western world – the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.