Community
We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.
-- Dorothy Day, Servant of God
Community
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
-- St. Augustine of Hippo
Community
The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession.
-- Mark Twain
Community
Lord Jesus, Who in the Eucharist make your dwelling among us and become our traveling companion, sustain out Christian communities so that they may be ever more open to listening and accepting your Word.
May they draw from the Eucharist a renewing commitment to spreading in society, by the proclamation or your Gospel, the signs and deeds of an attentive and active charity.
-- Pope St. John Paul II View Full Quote View Snippet
Between technology, social media, and a relativistic culture, our reality of community is waning. Even the basics of eating meals together, personal, one-on-one conversation, and true human connection are being lost.
COR wilderness settings foster community through small group interactions where teamwork, dependency on each other, a common goal, and limited distractions create a space for individuals to connect on a truly personal level. In no other context do members of a group depend on each other so completely than in the wilderness and few other environments are as successful at encouraging individuals to build each other up rather than tearing each other down.
The community that the vast majority of Americans are so starved for today is a constant, inescapable element of COR Expedition trips. Every COR Expedition trip consists of constant interaction and teamwork within a tight, family-like community, totally free of technology and false connectivity.
A shared experience of the difficulty and challenges in the wilderness provides time to establish community over meals, build true human connections, and partake in meaningful conversations.
Every individual is made stronger through the support of the community and every community is only as strong as its members.