The Hero’s Quest: The Power of Story for Man as Homo Viator
Season 5, Episode 6
In this sixth episode of Conversatio, Fr. Jonathan Torres, a 2013 graduate of the Abbey, explores the Hero’s Quest and the power of story for man as homo viator—the “man on a journey.” He shares insights with our honors college students on how the narrative of Christ, as depicted in the Bible, reveals the transformative power of story to shape human identity and purpose—and how we can understand our own lives as a story in the making.
- Preorder Fr. Torres’ fantasy novel here: https://chrismpress.com/product/blinding-dawn/
- Follow Fr. Torres’ latest projects here: https://www.jonathandtorres.com
- Beauty & Imitation by Daniel McInerny
About the Host
Fr. Jonathan Torres
Priest & Writer
Fr. Jonathan D. Torres received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Belmont Abbey College in 2013. In 2016, he received his Bachelor’s in Philosophy from the Pontifical College Josephinum and his Master’s in Divinity, also from the Josephinum, in May 2020. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Charlotte in July 2020 and currently serves as a Roman Catholic priest in the western half of North Carolina. Fr. Torres’s fantasy series, The Scattered Worlds of Treunda, will debut from Chrism Press in 2025. The first book in the series, Blinding Dawn, is available for pre-order now!
