Federation events

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… 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,… 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… 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… Continue Reading The Power of Silence: Silent Directed Retreat at Prairiewoods

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… Continue Reading Silent Mindfulness Meditation Retreat at Prairiewoods

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… Continue Reading Winter’s Wisdom, Rest & Renewal: A Solstice & Advent Retreat at Prairiewoods