From Call to Return: Charting Your Hero's Journey (in-person)

Name: From Call to Return: Charting Your Hero's Journey (in-person)
Start: 2026-05-01T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-02T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Franciscan Spirituality Center

Schedule

Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Franciscan Spirituality Center | La Crosse, WI

Meets Friday, 6:30-9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
It has been 75 years since Joseph Campbell published “The Hero With a Thousand Faces.” In his seminal book, Campbell outlined the “monomyth,” a pattern of storytelling he believed represented the universal human journey of self-discovery. By understanding stories that move us, we can better understand the path of human transformation. During this retreat, you will embark on your own discovery journey. Through lectures, group conversations and personal reflection, we’ll explore the stages of the monomyth, meet the archetypal characters that help or hinder us along the way, and connect the stories that inspire us to move forward. You’ll be invited to chart two important journeys: one you have taken and one you are called to begin.
Presenter: Isaac Mezera
Investment:
OVERNIGHT: $190, includes private bedroom, breakfast and lunch on Saturday
COMMUTER: $110, includes lunch on Saturday
www.FSCente.org | 608-791-5295
Direct link to registration: https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=26SGO10366
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Isaac Mezera has been analyzing and reflecting on the power of stories since he first heard about the Hero’s Journey early in his teaching career. He has led classes on the monomyth to a wide range of ages and backgrounds during the past 20 years. Isaac holds two master’s degrees, one in teaching and another in rhetoric and composition. He works as a communications skills instructor at Western Technical College.