One Pilgrim's Progress

[...] Collection is in a separate but connected building that is climate controlled. AFCU 2011 Liberal Arts Conference: Father Joe and the Library The following is a collection of video clips from the tour. [...]

[...] a great way to unwind, to plan implementation and to get to know new people. AFCU 2011 Liberal Arts Conference: A Social at the Thomas Merton Center We ate in the Hickey Dining Hall. This was [...]

[...] minutes away the school also has a mountain retreat. It is a beautiful setting. AFCU 2011 Liberal Arts Conference: First Afternoon Along the River AFCU 2011 Liberal Arts Conference: Walking Along the [...]

[...] our group did not need any prodding from me. They were all natural explorers. AFCU 2011 Liberal Arts Conference: Quick Art Center Entry The Art Center had some special collections. My undergrad degree [...]

[...] excitement and pride without any of the related anxieties. It is good to be an observer! USF Graduation 2011: The Stage is Set I remember carrying the mace. It was made by our Dean of the School of [...]

[...] Secular Jew and a Hindu. The group differed in disciplines, age, abilities. Two were graduate students. They all brought so much to the group. The second small group meeting of the day was [...]

[...] formation. We had members from different faith traditions, we had an atheist, we had two graduate students and we had enthusiasm. Collegium 2011: The Best Small Group We met in Fenwick Hall. Our room [...]

[...] and faculty formally greet the graduating students. I got to watch my graduate and under graduate students and especially my daughter move from being students to being graduates. I have a lot of [...]

I normally get up very early on trips. This allows me to get in some exploring before we get to work. I was less driven at SBU to get up so early. I h [...]

Many members of our group would get up early and drive into town to attend St. Bonaventure Church for morning Mass. The town was tiny, the church simp [...]

We listened, we studied, we learned. We also laughed, ate, drank and made new friends. And I walked. One of my walks along the river was a quiet momen [...]

By the third day of the conference we are all attending breakout sessions. That took us to another part of the campus. It also helped us individualize [...]

[...] St. Bonaventure University in Western New York sponsored an Association of Franciscan Colleges and Universities ( [...]

[...] There was so much to learn while we were at St. Bonaventure University for the AFCU conference. However, there was also so much to see. This was a big campus, a [...]

[...] I attended Collegium in Massachusetts. In July I attended a four day conference at St. Bonaventure University in Western New York. All of these needed to be covered. What I did not post was our [...]

[...] in his retreat in Oregon and found it simple, instructive and most of all powerful. Marty Kelly led the Ignatian retreat. I lead the Franciscan retreat. After breakfast we started the day off [...]

[...] of Collegium. However, we also had daily Prayer and Spirituality gatherings. They were led by Marty Kelly. Marty is the Assistant Chaplain and Director of the Immersion Programs of the College of the [...]

[...] new form of prayer/reflection/meditation. Our spiritual directors were old (but young) friends, Marty Kelly and Megan Fox-Kelly. I first met them in Portland. They bring a quiet, comforting touch to [...]

[...] Prayer and then the Disciplinary Groups. I skipped out on both. My second day at Collegium Joyce approached me and asked if I would be willing to direct a Franciscan Retreat on Retreat [...]

[...] . I loved the buildings, the open spaces, the library. AFCU 2011 Liberal Arts Conference: The SBU Campus I always liked spending a little time at the Oratory. It was one of the many ways you knew you [...]

[...] There was so much to learn while we were at St. Bonaventure University for the AFCU conference. However, there was also so much to see. This was a big campus, a beautiful setting and it [...]