Name: Virtual Series: “Practicing Transformative Nonviolence for Turbulent Times with Nancy Small”
Start: 2025-06-11T08:30:00+06:00
End: 2025-06-11T10:00:00+06:00

March 2025
Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

March 25, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

This presentation invites you on a journey of deep reflection and spiritual renewal, exploring the contemplative dimensions of Lent within the Franciscan tradition. We will delve into six key themes, drawing inspiration from the lives and writings of Franciscan mystics, illuminating the path to a more profound understanding of faith and transformation. March 4th: Compassion… Continue Reading Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

$65
Webinar: “Eco-grief: Finding Hope Across Generations”

March 27, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT

“Eco-grief: Finding Hope Across Generations”: A transformative webinar exploring a spiritual approach to dealing with eco-grief and intergenerational action for our common home. As the climate crisis continues to impact communities worldwide, many people struggle with eco-grief—the deep emotional and spiritual distress caused by environmental destruction. To address this growing concern, a coalition of faith-based… Continue Reading Webinar: “Eco-grief: Finding Hope Across Generations”

Free
April 2025
Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

April 1, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

This presentation invites you on a journey of deep reflection and spiritual renewal, exploring the contemplative dimensions of Lent within the Franciscan tradition. We will delve into six key themes, drawing inspiration from the lives and writings of Franciscan mystics, illuminating the path to a more profound understanding of faith and transformation. March 4th: Compassion… Continue Reading Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

$65
In-Person Day Retreat: “Grounded in Hope: Re-Energizing Ourselves for Social Outreach and Justice” with Susie Tierney

April 5, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm EDT

Shalom Spirituality Center 1001 Davis Street, Dubuque, Iowa, United States

Is today’s social and political divisiveness weighing heavy on your heart? Are you feeling discouraged in your efforts to make the world a better place? Join with others to be re-energized for your efforts to create a more compassionate and peaceful world. Together we will “dwell in possibility” (Emily Dickinson) and draw from a deep… Continue Reading In-Person Day Retreat: “Grounded in Hope: Re-Energizing Ourselves for Social Outreach and Justice” with Susie Tierney

$60
Jubilee Year Prayer

April 6, 2025 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm CDT

The time of Jubilee is at hand! It is a sacred time to enter a holy space where we will meet the God of Jubilee. It is a time to rest in quiet moments of reflection, remembering the goodness and lavishness of a generous Creator. It is a time to dwell in the holiness of… Continue Reading Jubilee Year Prayer

Free
Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

April 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

This presentation invites you on a journey of deep reflection and spiritual renewal, exploring the contemplative dimensions of Lent within the Franciscan tradition. We will delve into six key themes, drawing inspiration from the lives and writings of Franciscan mystics, illuminating the path to a more profound understanding of faith and transformation. March 4th: Compassion… Continue Reading Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

$65
Franciscan Spirituality Program

April 9, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT Franciscan Spirituality Program

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart Motherhouse 9201 W St. Francis Road, Frankfort, IL, United States

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

Free
May 2025
Franciscan Spirituality Program

May 14, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CDT Franciscan Spirituality Program

Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart Motherhouse 9201 W St. Francis Road, Frankfort, IL, United States

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

Free
In-Person Retreat: “Celebrating the Gifts of Hope and Wholeness in Our Beautiful and Broken World”

May 15, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - May 21, 2025 @ 12:00 pm EDT

Assisi Heights Spirituality Center 1001 14th Street Northwest, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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”

$100 – $700
Let Us Be “Seeds of Hope”: 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ Outdoor Prayer Service

May 28, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

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

Free
June 2025
Retreat: “The Spirituality of Interdependence: Forging Peace by Being Franciscan”

June 1, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - June 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am EDT

A unique retreat for religious and the laity. Franciscan spirituality is best characterized by its emphasis on relationality. How we relate to one another reveals our deepest values. In our polarized world, how we express our values has often led to broken or frayed relationships. The Franciscan tradition offers evocative illustrations of both lay and… Continue Reading Retreat: “The Spirituality of Interdependence: Forging Peace by Being Franciscan”

$275 – $500
Virtual Series: “Practicing Transformative Nonviolence for Turbulent Times with Nancy Small”

June 11, 2025 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am +06 Virtual Series: Practicing Transformative Nonviolence for Turbulent Times with Nancy Small

Life is filled with opportunities to practice nonviolence. Practicing it regularly helps to shape a nonviolent heart. Committed people joining together in practicing nonviolence has the power to shape a more nonviolent world. This program will explore the power of nonviolence and examine ways that it actively transforms the lives of individuals and communities. Participants… Continue Reading Virtual Series: “Practicing Transformative Nonviolence for Turbulent Times with Nancy Small”

$10 – $25

Federation events

March 2025

Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

Webinar: “Eco-grief: Finding Hope Across Generations”

April 2025

Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

In-Person Day Retreat: “Grounded in Hope: Re-Energizing Ourselves for Social Outreach and Justice” with Susie Tierney

Jubilee Year Prayer

Online Lenten Journey: An Invitation for a Franciscan Contemplative Festival of Calm

Franciscan Spirituality Program

May 2025

Franciscan Spirituality Program

In-Person Retreat: “Celebrating the Gifts of Hope and Wholeness in Our Beautiful and Broken World”

Let Us Be “Seeds of Hope”: 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ Outdoor Prayer Service

June 2025

Retreat: “The Spirituality of Interdependence: Forging Peace by Being Franciscan”

Virtual Series: “Practicing Transformative Nonviolence for Turbulent Times with Nancy Small”

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