Upcoming opportunities from the Franciscan Federation and its members
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These are challenging times. Things in our lives, in our communities, in the world feel like they are falling apart. How can we take this all in and not fall apart ourselves? By reconnecting to hope and resilience! Join facilitator Kathleen Rude in this in-person weekend retreat at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha).… Continue Reading All Things Fall Apart: Reconnecting to Hope & Resilience Retreat
A series of weekly lectures @ 6:30-8pm CT exploring Catholic Nonviolence sponsored by the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International. Recordings will be made available later for those who register. Future Lecture Titles November 3: Embracing Nonviolence: Transforming the Church Additional Information A separate zoom link will be sent out for each… Continue Reading Fall Lecture Series Exploring Catholic Nonviolence: Embracing Nonviolence: A New Moral Framework
A series of weekly lectures @ 6:30-8pm CT exploring Catholic Nonviolence sponsored by the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative, a project of Pax Christi International. Recordings will be made available later for those who register. Additional Information A separate zoom link will be sent out for each session a few days in advance. Recordings will be available… Continue Reading Fall Lecture Series Exploring Catholic Nonviolence: Embracing Nonviolence: Transforming the Church
Sister Barbara Jennings, CSJ, to speak on Environmental, Social & Governance IssuesPlease join the Franciscan Sisters and Sister Barbara Jennings of the Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet on Tuesday, Nov 8, 2022 at 6:30 pm (Central time) live at Tau Center in Kirkwood, MO or via Zoom for the Franciscans For Earth Eco-Series speaker… Continue Reading Franciscans for Earth Eco-Series: Successes & Stalls; Leaders & Laggards
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
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 attention to what is happening in the present moment as it is happening. It shapes a wise and compassionate relationship with and response to experience… Continue Reading Silent Mindfulness Meditation Retreat at Prairiewoods
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