What's New at Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center

2012 Retreat Theme                Darkness and Light are But One: Embracing Our Seasons of Faith
Lenten Days of Prayer 2012    Wednesdays, Feb. 29, March 7,14 and 21
5th Week Ord Time 2012     Daily Homilies, February 5 - 11, 2012
Calendar                                Schedule of upcoming events and retreats
Register                                 Register online for a Retreat or a Day of Prayer
How to Get Here                  Directions and Maps to Franciscan Retreats  
 


Welcome to Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center

Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center is a spiritual oasis for people of all faiths who are seeking a deeper relationship with the Almighty. Our lovely grounds, beautiful chapel and comfortable accommodations, along with the care and concern of the friars and staff provide a quiet and reflective environment for personal prayer and reflection.  We are situated on 60 acres of land near the communities of Prior Lake and Savage, southwest of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Mn


LENTEN DAYS OF PRAYER: "Lent is About Living and Loving" 

Lenten Day of Prayer Flyer - 2012.pdf

Wednesdays: Feb. 29, March 7, 14 & 21, 2012 (9:30 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.)
All Lenten Days of Prayer Presented by Fr. Juniper Cummings, OFM Conv.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Baptism & Confirmation
                                 
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Eucharist

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Anointing of Sick, Matrimony, and Holy Orders

                            Cost: $20.00 per person (pre-registration, pre-paid)
                                     $25.00 per person (day of the program)

Please visit our Register page or call 952.447.2182 to make your reservations.


2012 Retreat Theme:
"Darkness and Light are But One: Embracing Our Seasons of Faith"

Life is filled with peaks and valleys, with direct routes and with many detours (on some of these detours the road can be quite rough or uneven). Each of these moments offers us an opportunity for grace. Popular culture would have us believe that grace is found most readily in the “warm-fuzzy” times of our lives. But it is often during moments of pain or crisis that we are invited to plumb the depths of our being; during moments like these, grace seems to be conspicuous by its perceived absence. Like Job, well-intentioned “comforters,” try to ply us with platitudes and sound-byte answers when we really need  someone to respect our experience, to listen to us, and to walk with us, no matter how rocky or uncertain the path ahead.

Conferences:

1. Embracing Our Seasons of Faith

2. Forget Fairness; Find Forgiveness

3. The Mystery of Suffering

4. Staying Faith-Full

Our 2012 retreat theme will focus on honoring the various seasons of faith in our lives. How can we honor and embrace the totality of our faith life?  Does our preoccupation with the apparent lack of fairness in life impede us from really living? Where is forgiveness in all of this? How does the paradox of the Cross speak to our hearts and form our responses to the demands of everyday life? What are the ways in which we nurture and support our Faith?


Excerpts from Fr. Howard Hansen's Homilies:

"Every day we should take the time to work, pray, play, laugh, communicate with others, and take some quiet time alone. Such balance is healthy physically, mentally and spiritually. Taking care of the whole person is part of being a holy person."    
 5th Week Ord Time 2012

"What has God caused to happen to you that you need to share with others to show how much God loves us? Run and do it today! Don’t just think about it. Don’t keep the Good News to yourself!"           4th Week Ord Time 2012

"Relationships are of the greatest importance to all of us. Alone we cannot survive for very long. We need others to help us, affirm us, encourage us and give us purpose and the wherewithal for living. Our relationships are lumped into two categories in the Great Commandment: God and Neighbor. There we are told we must love, be in relationship with, God and neighbor. And the greater and more intimate the relationship, the better."                                                   3rd Week Ord Time 2012


We welcome you to this beautiful and sacred space,
a space of prayer, of healing, of rest and renewal.
We hope to see you soon.

May the Lord give you peace!

Bro. Bob Roddy, OFM Conv.,
Director, Franciscan Retreats and Spirituality Center


 

 

           


          

        Father Howard's Homilies
          5th Week Ord Time 2012

Franciscan Retreats - 16385 Saint Francis Lane - Prior Lake, MN 55372 - 952-447-2182 - email:  secretary@franciscanretreats.net

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