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2025 Virtual Retreat: “The Canticle and Hope”

Begin 2025 journeying together with your Franciscan sisters and brothers at a unique Franciscan Federation virtual retreat designed to inspire, connect, and transform. Our speaker, Br. Bill Short, will bring his Franciscan wisdom on this special day of reflection and sharing. Together we will discover how events that occurred centuries ago continue to transform us today.

Francis of Assisi has inspired generations of artists, poets, mystics and nature-lovers. He is probably the only Christian saint to be found in local garden shops and hardware stores. What is it about his inclusive vision of all creatures as brothers and sisters that can inspire us today? What clues does he offer that suggest an alternative approach to living in our “Common Home” as Pope Francis has encouraged us to do? Please join us in this celebration of the 800th anniversary of the Canticle along with brothers and sisters from across the country.