Hold Steady: Spiritual Practices for Courageous Action (eight-month series)

Name: Hold Steady: Spiritual Practices for Courageous Action (eight-month series)
Start: 2025-10-04T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-04T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Franciscan Spirituality Center

Schedule

Sat Oct 04 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Franciscan Spirituality Center | La Crosse, WI

One of our greatest callings as humans is to care for others. Often, this requires both compassion and courage as we address the many injustices in our world today. As we engage in this crucial work, how do we take courageous action and, at the same time, care for our own spirit? During each monthly session, we will present spiritual resources from teachers such as Brian McLaren; Richard Rohr, OFM; Brené Brown; Bishop Mariann Budde; Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O.; and Julian of Norwich.
Participants will:
• Explore practices that help us stay spiritually grounded.
• Learn ways to call forth our courage for action.
• Connect with participants in a cohort group to share wisdom, encouragement and challenges as we engage in this work.
SCHEDULE
Sessions are a mix of full- and half-day, in-person and Zoom gatherings. Presenters include Jean Pagliaro, Steve Spilde, Julie Helgerson, Karna Marks, Marcia Bentley, Barb and Joe Kruse, Kennedy Cortes; Sarah Hennessey, FSPA; Jolynn Brehm, FSPA
2025
OCTOBER 4: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Spiritual Practices for Courageous Action (in-person)
NOVEMBER 15: 9 a.m.-noon Nonviolent Communication: Listening with Courage (Zoom)
DECEMBER 20: 9 a.m.-noon Finding Your Voice: The Power of Words (Zoom)
2026
JANUARY 17: 9 a.m.-noon Creating Moments of Joy for Inner Strength (Zoom)
FEBRUARY 21: 9 a.m.-noon Finding Strength in Community and Connection (Zoom)
MARCH 14: 9 a.m.-noon Centering Practices for Purposeful Action (Zoom)
APRIL 18: 9 a.m.-noon Embracing Gratitude to Create Meaningful Change (Zoom)
MAY 2: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. A Look Back to Unleash Courage Ahead (in-person)
INVESTMENT:
Tier A - $700
Covers full program costs plus offsets facility expenses and support staff. This tier helps to support the long-range sustainability of the program and the FSC.
Tier B - $600
Covers basic program expenses including presenter fees and a portion of staff time. This is the break-even point for the FSC to offer this program.
Tier B can be paid in monthly installments of $75 per month.
Tier C - $400
Thanks to funding from our generous donors, we can offer a subsidized payment amount for those who need additional support.
Tier C can be paid in monthly installments of $50 per month.
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Direct link to registration: https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=25SGD09684