LESSONS ON THE ROAD TO PEACE: HEARING THE HEART OF HUMANITY

September 6-7
Friday, 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Presenter: John Noltner
Investment: Overnight: $175, includes private bedroom stay, breakfast and lunch on Saturday / Commuter: $105, includes lunch on Saturday
Registration deadline: August 26
900 days, 93,000 miles, hundreds of stories, one goal …
in a divided world, to rediscover what connects us.
In the fall of 2020, award-winning photographer John Noltner and his wife, Karen, sold their home in Minnesota and hit the road to live small, listen deeply and learn about who we are as a country.
John’s travels now take him to the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse for a weekend of storytelling, writing exercises and small-group dialogue to explore difficult issues and uncover the hope and healing that exists in the world. Using the stories from his latest book, “Lessons on the Road to Peace,” we will center our weekend on personal experience, compassion and the common good. There will be time for reflection, fellowship and lots of questions as we explore what it means to encounter difference, challenge our own expectations and stay at the table to celebrate connection and community in all of its many forms.