{"id":3428,"date":"2026-10-15T14:36:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T18:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/?p=3428"},"modified":"2026-10-26T14:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T18:50:23","slug":"march-4-2027-how-faith-and-science-help-us-navigate-suffering-with-dr-ben-baron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/?p=3428","title":{"rendered":"March 4, 2027 &#8211; &#8220;How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering&#8221; with Dr. Ben Baron"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">with Dr. Ben Baron<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/charityproudstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/cppublic\/918\/CPMailingImage\/155583-baran%20photo.png\" alt=\"\" data-cke-saved-src=\"https:\/\/charityproudstorage.blob.core.windows.net\/cppublic\/918\/CPMailingImage\/155583-baran%20photo.png\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstfridayclubcleveland.charityproud.org\/EventRegistration\/Index\/29762\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3325\" src=\"http:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Register-today-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"57\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Suffering is universal, yet many of us are poorly equipped to face it.&nbsp;We live in a moment filled with distraction, numbing mechanisms, and shallow answers to life\u2019s deepest pain.&nbsp;Author Ben Baron&nbsp;offers something different: an intellectually serious, spiritually grounded, and deeply human exploration of how hardship can become a source of resilience, solidarity, and redemption.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Combining psychology, spirituality and philosophy, Baron will help us discover:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">What social science reveals about resilience amid adversity<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">How Catholic teaching illuminates suffering\u2019s deeper meaning<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Why hardship can clarify identity and deepen connection<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Practical ways to navigate suffering with honesty and hope<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A framework for preparing for life\u2019s inevitable trials<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><u><em>About our speaker<\/em><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dr. Ben Baran is an organizational psychologist and award-winning management professor at Cleveland State University, co-founder of the management consulting firm Indigo Anchor, co-host of The Indigo Podcast, and a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy Reserve. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He is the author of 25 publications on leadership, management, and adversity. His first book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benbaran.com\/crucibles\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.benbaran.com\/crucibles\"><em>Crucibles: How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering<\/em><\/a>, released in September 2026. He is a highly sought-after speaker, consultant, and advisor to executives. &nbsp;In his military service, Ben has led people and projects around the world from the California coast to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;When not working, Ben enjoys picking up heavy things and running\u2014sometimes at the same time, but not usually. He lives near Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and children.<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/?p=3428\" send=\"false\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Faith and Science Help Us Navigate Suffering with Dr. Ben Baron Suffering is universal, yet many of us are poorly equipped to face it.&nbsp;We live in a moment filled with distraction, numbing mechanisms, and shallow answers to life\u2019s deepest pain.&nbsp;Author Ben Baron&nbsp;offers something different: an intellectually serious, spiritually grounded, and deeply human exploration of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-upcoming-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3428"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3441,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3428\/revisions\/3441"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstfridayclubcleveland.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}