Facilitated by Fr. Joe Fortuna

In contemporary society, our relationship to truth is undergoing significant transformation. The internet, social media, political discourse, and artificial intelligence are just a few means through which this transformation is taking place. The results of this are still unfolding, but one that already confronts us is the increased uncertainty and anxiety about who we are and how we relate to others in our world. This seminar explores ways to address this uncertainty and anxiety by examining matters pertinent to seeking, discovering, interpreting, articulating, and abiding in truth.

Evenings include prayer, presentation, conversation, reflection, and refreshments.

An overview of how the approach to truth in contemporary society has changed and how this change is affecting human self-understanding and interpersonal relationships.

There are many kinds of truth: logical, scientific, religious, and artistic to name a few. The kind of truth involved impacts the way we seek, discover, interpret, articulate, and abide in it.

Religious truth is a larger category of truth that includes symbolic, historical, narrative, theological and relational truth, among others. The relationship of these kinds of truth to one another impacts how we encounter God’s presence in each other and in our world.