Pathways is an exploration of Spirit, by studying classical and modern texts, and applying this teachings and practices to everyday life. This year we will be reading and studying two modern philosophers: Raimon Panikkar and Ken Wilber. We will be building a bridge between the Holy Bible and Ch’an Buddhism. Finally we will be studying four important woman of the last century: Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Ayn Rand and Simone Weil.
Books that will be used this year in Pathways: Raimon Panikkar, Rhythm of Being. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2010. Ken Wilber, Finding Radical Wholeness, The Integral Path to Unity, Growth, and Delight. Shambhala, 2024. David Hinton, The Way of Ch’an, Essential Texts of the Original Tradition. Shambhala, 2023. The Holy Bible. Any modern annotated edition— e.g. New American Bible Revised Edition or The New Oxford Annotated Bible (NRSV with the Apocrypha). Wolfram Eilenberger, The Visionaries, Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times. New York: Penguin Press, 2023.
Facilitated by Charles “Red” Cheever
Red Cheever retired from being an active Deacon in the Diocese of Sacramento in order to live a more contemplative life. He is still involved spiritual direction and retreat work. He holds a Master Degree from Graduate Theological Union & the Franciscan School of Theology. His educational work in Theology and Philosophy started in 1977, when he joined the faculty at Loretto High School, where he taught for 32 years.