Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center

The rhythmic flames of a fire can be so relaxing. With this week’s Prairiewoods Moment of Peace, we invite you to take a moment to enjoy the fire's hypnotic dance. #MomentOfPeace

The world is mourning the loss of two beacons of peace in the last six weeks: Desmond Tutu and Thich Nhat Hanh. In this week's blog, we listen to a chant to heal our collective suffering. http://prairiewoods.org/blog/

Have you registered yet for this Saturday's Reaching In & Reaching Out? This will be a beautiful morning for deepening our relationship with the Creator and all of creation through discovery, play, reflection and inspiration. We hope you'll join us!

Prairiewoods and Linn County Master Gardeners are launching our Green Community Gardens, a huge space at Prairiewoods with 30 plots for community members to grow their own food. Preference will be given to those with low to moderate household incomes. We’ll be offering ongoing education throughout the growing season to everyone renting a garden plot, so gardening experience is not necessary. If you’d like to be considered for a Green Community Gardens plot, please visit our website to download and complete the application. This is a great opportunity for anyone who doesn’t have their own outdoor space to grow their own produce. Come grow with us! https://prairiewoods.org/outdoor-spaces/

Offering gracious hospitality is critical to serving Prairiewoods’ guests, and that hospitality is felt keenly in the delicious, healthy food we serve. Are you a chef looking to put your skills to use in service of a meaningful mission? Do you want to work for a place that values and encourages creativity while offering gracious hospitality? You might be the perfect fit for our Chef/Kitchen Manager! Learn more at www.Prairiewoods.org/Employment. We can’t wait to work with you!

This weekend, 22 Xavier soccer players helped remove some invasive species from our 70 acres of land. Garlic mustard has really proliferated after the derecho, but it was no match for the number-one-ranked team in the state!

It’s spring, and the mayapples are blooming! In today’s Prairiewoods Moment of Peace, we invite you to take a few deep breaths and enjoy this view from the forest floor. #MomentOfPeace

This week we celebrate the sixth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ encyclical on the care of all creation. Check out this week's blog for an abundance of resources about how we care for Earth, our common home. http://prairiewoods.org/blog/