Students from around the country gather together with members of the faculty on the beautiful monastic campus of Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina to spend a week reading and discussing works by some of our wisest forebears — Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Dante, Shakespeare, and others. These works, the great books of Western civilization, embody the perennial wisdom of our civilization and give us insight into reality, thus helping us to live happier lives.

Our 2024 In-Person program will draw on the rich cultural and recreational offerings of the greater Charlotte area. In addition to daily recreational activities, the program includes a visit to the celebrated Mint Museum in Charlotte, a staged reading of a Shakespeare play, hiking in the nearby Appalachian Mountains, and white water rafting at the U.S. National White Water Center in Charlotte. Students will have many opportunities to participate in the rich spiritual and sacramental life of the college, including daily Mass and rosary, confession, Liturgy of the Hours with the monks, and adoration.