Upcoming opportunities from the Franciscan Federation and its members
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Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg. Explore our library, grab a comfy chair, and read, journal, or just gaze out the window. Experience Spiritual Direction with a Sister. Spend time to center… Continue Reading A Day of Quiet Renewal
Join Jungian Analyst and Clinical Psychologist S. Olga Wittekind, Ph.D. & Claire Sherman, Ph.D., as they discuss Jungian topics in our new Friday Jungian Series, “Caring for the Soul.” They have compiled a wonderful collection of Jungian topics to explore: wholeness & spirituality, archetypes, relationships, dream interpretation, fairy tales & myths, active imagination, masculine psychology,… Continue Reading Conversations on All Things Jungian: Our Masculine & Feminine Sides in Archetypes & Myths
The Creative Energy of the Universe is incarnating in you! Each of us is part of the Divine. Chaplain, singer/songwriter, author, and former radio news anchor Bill Tonnis will share with you his original songs and life experiences as well as reflect on scripture and quotes from theologians such as Ilia Delio, Cynthia Bourgeault, Elaine… Continue Reading Advent Retreat “How Is God Being Born in You This Christmas?”
Like quiet Earth in winter, we—amid the stress and conflicts of these times—need revitalizing ways to pause for rest and “letting be” amid the darkness so we can open to mysterious healing forces working with and in us to birth life anew. Come to Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) for a weekend of… Continue Reading Winter’s Wisdom, Rest & Renewal: A Solstice & Advent Retreat at Prairiewoods
Michael Pollan wrote, “What would happen, for example, if we were to start thinking about food as less of a thing and more of a relationship?” When we think of “peace” as relationships with self, others and Earth, and apply this to the food we eat, a new way of nourishing and promoting health emerges.… Continue Reading Pathways of Peace: Food as Relationship Retreat at Prairiewoods
Register today to join the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and one of their most popular speakers, plant ally Jean Ponzi of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 6:30 in the evening. The first Franciscans For Earth Eco-Series Event of 2024 will take place in the Assisi Room… Continue Reading Climate Change–Culture Change
Drawing from both science and spirituality, this overnight retreat at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) will help us unpack evolutionary advances that may inspire us as humans to create a more equitable, joyful, sustainable world. We will trace the Universe Story and learn, explore and discover practical spiritual practices that may help us… Continue Reading Cosmogenesis: Where to Begin? Retreat at Prairiewoods
We host seven different energy centers in our bodies. Scientific research and some spiritual traditions cite that each energy center corresponds to a particular stage of life. This experiential retreat at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) will invite women of all ages to deeper understanding of the body’s energies and engage meditative practices… Continue Reading Pathways of Peace: Awakening Awareness of Energy Retreat at Prairiewoods