Do you have a computer question? Can’t figure out how to get to your emails. Confused by the cloud. Want to learn more about the App Store? Bring your computer questions to open office hours, and I will try to answer them. Bring any questions related to computers, cell phones, or even iPads. Mac or Windows, iOS or Android, no matter how big or small - all questions are welcome. This is a drop-in service. No FLI tuition is required.

Continue expanding your American Sign Language skills in a fun, supportive environment. Weekly practice focuses on vocabulary growth, finger-spelling, communication, expression, ASL history, and confidence-building. Intended for students with intermediate-level signing experience or higher. Co-teacher Marcia Haslett, M.Ed

In the 1960s, Trappist monk Thomas Merton studied other faiths to deepen his own. This course explores how AI shapes and flattens religious experience, asking what cannot be automated. Using the Fons Vitae World Religions Series and Catholic Social Teaching, we will examine what Merton discovered in other traditions to better understand genuine encounters in an age of AI. Come ready to think deeply and leave with insights you can share.

Tucked away in a corner of the Bible we may rarely read are found some of the most potentially life-changing and world-shaping truths by the “Minor” Prophets. Investigate who these oft overlooked prophets of the Old Testament are and discover what they reveal about true justice, worship and faithfulness, and God’s sovereignty, blessing and love. Please bring your Bible, any translation welcome.

Plato is, by all accounts, the father of Western thought. His thought engendered St. Augustine, the Prodigal Son whose soul gazing led him to leave off Platonism to return to the Father. Heidegger is the restless spirit, hovering above, drawing all to the Father. Three are one in speaking of the holy. We propose a course in history, philosophy, religion, and spirituality(hint: Heidegger's work). We will move from the darkness of Plato's cave into the light of questioning (the piety of thought) those sacred cows that trap, as amber does the fly. We will read Plato's Republic, Augustine's Confession, a bit of Heidegger, Buy a cheap copy: Plato's Republic; Augustine's Confessions.

Seminar-style class centering on the virtue of courage that leaves traces, a community improved and carried forward. Class members are encouraged and welcome to contribute from personal experience, context, and diverse ideals leading to civil and robust conversations. We focus on stories of selfless kindness in a shared society. Guide for this class is “Theo of Golden”, National Bestseller, by Allen Levi, a novel.

This course will include definitions of spirituality and a discussion of the relationship between spirituality and how we conduct ourselves through a myriad of life issues. The class will explore secular spirituality along with religious and personal issues. Through thoughtful discussions we will develop a better understanding about the importance of spirituality. The course will be broken down to give us a personal yet more profound understanding of spirituality by taking a salient look into some social issues that will include mental health and addiction issues. Finally, the class will help us understand why it is vital to integrate spirituality into our lives.

Explore the complex relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Topics include America’s religious history and landscape, theories of religion and culture, public opinion, voting behavior, and the role religion plays in shaping American society, identity, and contemporary political life.