Upcoming opportunities from the Franciscan Federation and its members
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Let’s all join together in prayer to “Let Justice & Peace Flow” during a short evening service via Zoom. Celebrate the Season of Creation with us in praise and thanksgiving for God’s Creation from 6:30 to 7:30pm on Monday, September 25, 2023. Register now at www.fsolph.org/events/ <http://www.fsolph.org/events/> to receive the link via email. We will… Continue Reading Let Justice & Peace Flow Zoom Prayer Service
Facing some big decisions in your life? This online retreat offers a Franciscan approach to discernment, guided by the wisdom of Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi. Sr. Diane Tomkinson, OSF will guide participants through a Franciscan discernment process to assist with their personal life choices (vocation, relationships, faith, education, job, volunteer or intentional community… Continue Reading Life Decisions: Discernment in the Franciscan Spirit retreat
Do you long for GOD? Do you desire time to reflect on your spiritual path and the movement of the Spirit within your life? Do you wish to enrich your spiritual experience through monthly prayer and reflection? Would you like a framework in which to explore and pray your “heart’s desire”? Spiritual Exercises in Everyday… Continue Reading Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (S.E.E.L.)
Perhaps you’ve participated for years in Prairiewoods’ Silent Directed Retreats. Or maybe you have seen these advertised and considered scheduling one for yourself, but aren’t sure what a Silent Directed Retreat is. If you’ve made a Silent Directed Retreat, we welcome you back. If you’ve never made a retreat like this, we invite you to… Continue Reading The Power of Silence: Silent Directed Retreat at Prairiewoods
The Franciscan Federation, Franciscan Action Network, and the Order of Friars Minor Holy Name Province JPIC office are working together to raise awareness about and advocate for environmental justice, focusing on communities of color and low wealth that are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation. We invite you to participate in a series of three webinars in… Continue Reading Working for Environmental Justice
As Jon Kabat-Zinn writes in Full Catastrophe Living, “Life unfolds in moments. The healing power of mindfulness lies in living each one as fully as we can.” Mindfulness is the awareness that knows what is happening in the present moment as it is happening. It shapes a wise and compassionate relationship with and response to… Continue Reading Silent Mindfulness Meditation Retreat at Prairiewoods
The Franciscan Federation, Franciscan Action Network, and the Order of Friars Minor Holy Name Province JPIC office are working together to raise awareness about and advocate for environmental justice, focusing on communities of color and low wealth that are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation. We invite you to participate in a series of three webinars in… Continue Reading Working for Environmental Justice
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