As fathers, we are eager for our sons to become men who know themselves to have a purpose. The virtue that captures this spirit is magnanimity.
Josef Pieper writes: “Magnanimity, a much-forgotten virtue, is the aspiration of the spirit to great things, “extensio animi ad magna“. A person is magnanimous if he has the courage to seeks what is great and becomes worthy of it.”
We would be hard pressed to find a father in our community that doesn’t want this for his son.
Yet, there are intrinsic and extrinsic challenges to raising a son who both hears the call to greatness and has the courage to go for it.
Join us for a day of reflection, conversation, and camaraderie with other fathers seeking to raise sons infused with a holy ambition and an openness to greatness in whatever vocation is set before them.
Speakers
Fr. Carter Griffin – Rector, John Paul II Seminary
Alvaro de Vicente – Headmaster, The Heights School
Tom Royals – Assistant Headmaster, The Heights School
Schedule of Events
10:00am – Optional Mass
11:00am – Fr. Carter Griffin: Magnanimity and Fatherhood in the 21st Century
12:00pm – Alvaro de Vicente: Dangerously Good – Forming Great Souls
1:00pm – Lunch, conversation, and conspiracy for the good
2:00pm – Tom Royals: Magnanimity in Vocational Discernment – “Dad, what should I do?”
3:00pm – Breakout Discussions: Conversations moderated by veteran fathers
4:00pm – Refreshments and Conversation: Fraternity, friendship, and continued conversation