Raphael, Saint George and the Dragon (c. 1505)

C.S. Lewis calls courage “the form of every virtue at the testing point.” Without courage, all other virtues would falter in the face of fear or opposition. We do not only need this virtue to inform our response to fear, but also to command our pursuit of all other virtuous activity.

For Courage, Dear Heart: On Fortitude, the third of seven seminars on 7 Secrets to Happiness: Living and Learning the Virtues, we will explore what art, poetry, literature, theology, and philosophy have to say about courage, and discuss how we can apply these ideas to our lives. We will also provide students with an opportunity to exercise the virtue of fortitude through a rousing round of paintball. 

Courage, Dear Heart: On Fortitude will start and end at the Penn Newman Center from 10am-4pm on Saturday, October. There will be a $20 fee to help defray the costs of food and paintball.

Schedule:

10:00am-11:30am Registration, Seminar on Fortitude
11:30am-12:15pm  Pizza Brunch
12:15pm-1:00pm Travel
1:00pm-2:30pm Paintball!!
2:30pm-3:30pm Travel
3:30pm-4:00pm Snack and Closing Discussion

The application deadline is Wednesday, October 25th.

The YCLI Student Ambassadors program is made possible through a generous grant from the Ambassador's Fund for Catholic Education.