Let’s all join together in praise and thanksgiving for God’s Creation!The Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help invite you to celebrate Earth Day with a prayer service in Kirkwood Park (Missouri). We will gather from 6:30 to 7:30 in the evening in the parking area by Walker Lake and proceed to the lake… Continue Reading Come to the Water Prayer Service

Please welcome esteemed author and facilitator Jeremy Lent! Jeremy is the author of The Patterning Instinct, A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning and The Web of Meaning, Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe (www.jeremylent.com). It is a delight and a great gift for Prairiewoods that he will… Continue Reading Spirituality in the 21st Century: Weaving a New Story of Meaning with Prairiewoods

The Academy-award winning film My Octopus Teacher to be featured May 9 via ZoomThe winner of Best Documentary Feature at 2021’s Academy Awards “My Octopus Teacher,” will be May’s free FFE Eco-Series event. A special viewing and discussion of the film will take place on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 6:30 in the evening Central,… Continue Reading My Octopus Teacher

In preparation for AFC, representatives from the Board will be presenting information on the Board Restructuring process with membership. Their presentation will be offered at two different sessions. The meetings will be hosted by the Commission for Member Engagement, who will provide prayer for our time together. Meetings will take place on Friday, May 19th… Continue Reading Pre-AFC Membership Meeting

While healthcare systems, structures and technologies are evolving frantically, the people delivering care in hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other settings remain the bedrock of healthcare. Many of these caregivers are depleted and running on empty. There is no more to give. During this overnight retreat at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha), Leslie… Continue Reading Nourish Your Soul: A Retreat for Caregivers & Those Working in Healthcare at Prairiewoods

Join us as we explore Pope Francis’s call to integrate integral ecology into our daily lives and heal God’s creation. We will learn how the Sisters of Charity from Nazareth, Kentucky, are navigating through these challenges and striving to serve their mission to care for Earth, as well as share our own stories of how… Continue Reading Laudato Si’ Spirituality: Challenges and Opportunities

In preparation for AFC, representatives from the Board will be presenting information on the Board Restructuring process with membership. Their presentation will be offered at two different sessions. The meetings will be hosted by the Commission for Member Engagement, who will provide prayer for our time together. Meetings will take place on Friday, May 19th… Continue Reading Pre-AFC Membership Meeting

Laudato Si’ Week Prayer Service “Hope for the Earth, Hope for Humanity”Join us in spirit on the eve of the eighth anniversary of Laudato Si’, the encyclical by Pope Francis on the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor. With hope in our hearts, we will reflect on both our planet and… Continue Reading Hope for the Earth, Hope for Humanity prayer service

A 12-day travel seminar visiting significant spiritual and historical Franciscan sites (Rome, Assisi, La Verna, Rieti Valley). Daily tours provide participants with an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Francis, Clare, and many more Franciscans.Part A (May 2023) will provide asynchronous material on Franciscan spirituality, hagiography, mysticism, and the Franciscan-Clarian priorities to enrich the… Continue Reading Origins of Franciscan Spirituality. A Study Tourgrimage (Part B)