Upcoming opportunities from the Franciscan Federation and its members
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A retreat to cultivate awareness and engage the emergent in our lives, the thresholds that take us deeper.Immerse yourself in the beauty of creation with a community of seekersExperience the wisdom of the natural world drawing out your own wisdomDiscover practices to deepen your awareness and engagement in your life and workKristin Matthes, SNDdeN and… Continue Reading Thresholds: Am I Really Here
Join the Franciscan Federation at noon Eastern on Wednesday, December 7th to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Third Order Regular Rule. Executive Director, Sara P. Marks will be interviewing Sr. Margaret Carney and Jean-Francois Godet-Calogeras on their experience of living through the pivotal process that brought about the acceptance of the revised Third Order… Continue Reading 40th Anniversary Luncheon Celebration of the Third Order Regular Rule
Franciscan Action Network and the Franciscan Federation are pleased to present a 4-part webinar series on Confronting Environmental Racism. From plastics to cosmetics, fashion, fertilizer, and more, petrochemicals are everywhere in our daily lives, seeping into our air, water, soil, food, and bloodstreams. As the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy proceeds, many corporations… Continue Reading Confronting Environmental Racism
Like quiet Earth in winter, we—amid the stress and conflicts of these times—need revitalizing ways to pause for rest and compassionately “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… Continue Reading Winter’s Wisdom, Rest & Renewal: A Solstice & Advent Retreat at Prairiewoods
The Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help present the documentary Francesco.The documentary on Pope Francis entitled Francesco, will be January’s free FFE Eco-Series event. A special viewing and discussion of the film will take place on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 6:30 in the evening Central, at Tau Center in Kirkwood, MO or… Continue Reading Francesco
The wildness of creation forever unfolds—and tells—its story. Wildness is also within us as members of the wider “We”—the web of existence that binds us to the squirrel in our backyard, the bluestem of our prairies, the flowing waters of our streams, the towering trees of our forests, the generativity of our soil’s microorganisms, and… Continue Reading Wild Soul, Wider We Retreat: Reweaving Our Stories of Belonging at Prairiewoods
As Franciscans, we are called to care for all of God’s wondrous creation. Our Holy Father Pope Francis invites all people of good will to hear the cry of earth and the cry of the poor. On January 18, 2023 from 7pm-9pm Eastern Time / 4pm-6pm Pacific Time, join us virtually to watch "The Letter",… Continue Reading Franciscan Action Network Screening of “The Letter”
The documentary entitled Greta Thunberg: Rebel with A Cause, will be February’s free Franciscans for Earth Eco-Series event. A special viewing and discussion of the film will take place on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 6:30 in the evening Central, online via Zoom or in-person at Tau Center. Join us and Waterbear.com, as we follow… Continue Reading Greta Thunberg: Rebel With a Cause
We are aware of life emerging, changing, and regenerating all around and within us. Our understanding of who "We" are is shifting. Humanity is on the cusp of a new ontology (nature of being) and a spiritual renaissance. Biologically, we are merged more and more with technology, truly becoming cybernetic organisms—"cyborgs." Some are quite comfortable… Continue Reading Rooted Emergence: Spiritual Operating Systems 2.0 Retreat at Prairiewoods
Melissa Vatterott, Policy Director of the Missouri Coalition For The Environment, will speak during the free Franciscans for Earth Eco-Series event for March. The evening of Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 6:30 Central, Melissa will present “Missouri’s Environmental Policy Landscape & How You Can Take Action To Care For Our Common Home” online via Zoom… Continue Reading Missouri’s Environmental Policy Landscape & How You Can Take Action to Care for Our Common Home
As the spring equinox balances darkness and light and the Earth tilts toward new growth, what rebirth is stirring in the chaos of change today? Karen Hering, author of Trusting Change: Finding Our Way through Personal and Global Transformation, will facilitate this weekend retreat at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha). It will include… Continue Reading Restoring Balance in Times of Change Retreat at Prairiewoods
We are in an exciting time as People of God who have chosen to live in the spirit of Saint Francis and Saint Clare of Assisi! In 2023, Franciscans worldwide will begin celebrating the 800th anniversary of the 1223 Rule and Christmas at Greccio. Also taking place this year is the Continental Phase of the… Continue Reading Enlarge Your Tent: Leading Associate Communities in the Franciscan Spirit of Incarnational Leadership