Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg. Explore… Continue Reading A Day of Quiet Renewal

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

Join us on Tuesday, November 14 at 6:30 in the evening, as we view and discuss the new documentary “Seeking Asylum: A Mother’s Journey.” Register today for this free opportunity… Continue Reading Seeking Asylum

The Franciscan Federation, Franciscan Action Network, and the Order of Friars Minor Holy Name Province JPIC office are working together to raise awareness about and advocate for environmental justice, focusing on… Continue Reading Working for Environmental Justice

Central to Franciscan spirituality is the Incarnation—the union of divinity and humanity in the person of Jesus. In his lifetime, Francis of Assisi wanted nothing more than to emulate the life of… Continue Reading The Grace of Greccio: 800 Years of Tradition

Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg. Explore… Continue Reading A Day of Quiet Renewal

Join Jungian Analyst and Clinical Psychologist S. Olga Wittekind, Ph.D. & Claire Sherman, Ph.D., as they discuss Jungian topics in our new Friday Jungian Series, “Caring for the Soul.” They… Continue Reading Conversations on All Things Jungian: Our Masculine & Feminine Sides in Archetypes & Myths

The Creative Energy of the Universe is incarnating in you! Each of us is part of the Divine. Chaplain, singer/songwriter, author, and former radio news anchor Bill Tonnis will share… Continue Reading Advent Retreat “How Is God Being Born in You This Christmas?”

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

Michael Pollan wrote, “What would happen, for example, if we were to start thinking about food as less of a thing and more of a relationship?” When we think of… Continue Reading Pathways of Peace: Food as Relationship Retreat at Prairiewoods

Register today to join the Franciscan Sisters of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and one of their most popular speakers, plant ally Jean Ponzi of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, on… Continue Reading Climate Change–Culture Change

Experience a day of renewal and relaxation. Take time out of your busy schedule to spend some quiet time on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Francis. Explore our… Continue Reading A Day of Quiet Renewal