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This Sabbatical is a time for rest, prayer and reflection, solitude and community with Sisters from various congregations. It is limited to 10 persons who will enjoy the beauty of Mercy by the Sea and Long Island Sound. If you are longing for “the something more,” are exhausted from the demands of ministry, or are… Continue Reading Spring Sabbatical for Women Religious
Explore Franciscan Spirituality during this insightful monthly program focused on the life of St. Clare of Assisi. It is offered by the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, 9201 W. St. Francis Road, Frankfort, IL, in their motherhouse auditorium on the second Wednesday morning of each month, Sept.-May, excluding January. For more information, see https://fssh.net/event/15601278-2024-09-11-franciscan-spirituality-program/.… Continue Reading Franciscan Spirituality Program
This retreat will explore the amazing ways God breaks into our everyday lives through such things as the miracle of creation, moments of prayer, relationships, joys, and adversities in our times. Using scripture, prayer, music, short videos, and sharing, Sister Melannie Svoboda, SND will invite us to enter more deeply into the Mystery of God.… Continue Reading In-Person Retreat: “Celebrating the Gifts of Hope and Wholeness in Our Beautiful and Broken World”
Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ with an Evening Prayer Service at Walker Lake in Kirkwood Park May 28. Gather your friends and join the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in prayer to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the encyclical by Pope Francis entitled Laudato Si’. We will meet and pray… Continue Reading Let Us Be “Seeds of Hope”: 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ Outdoor Prayer Service
We celebrate 800 Years of Francis’s Canticle of the Creatures, the Creatures’ Canticle. Each element sounds praise for being what it's created to be. The sun shines, the moon and stars light the night’s sky, water flows and cleanses, and the songs go on including those unforgettable human tunes of forgiveness, bearing adversity and welcoming… Continue Reading In-Person Retreat: “Hearing and Making Music in Francis’ Song of the Creatures”
Join us as we continue to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Canticle! In collaboration with Franciscan Media, Franciscan Federation welcomes Ilia Delio, O.S.F., Keith Douglass Warner, O.F.M., and Pamela Wood, authors of the expanded edition of Care for Creation: A Franciscan Spirituality of the Earth, to a virtual roundtable where all authors will provide… Continue Reading “Care of Creation” Author Roundtable
