Spring Emergence: A Seasonal Retreat

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A faint gauze of spring green is appearing on the prairie’s winter browns, welcoming you to look for your own signs of new growth. What is emerging can’t be hurried, but calls for patient restraint and holding a space for quiet wonder. This spring retreat invites you sit with the first indications of a new season of life – on the prairie and in your own life and heart. It will hold space for your hushed anticipation and gentle tending. Conversations about the season, walks on the prairie, naps, art, movement, journaling, great meals, and welcoming accommodations will all be …

What Now? A Retreat for Retiring Clergy

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What Now? Living as Faithful Stewards after Our Active Ministry has Ended A retreat for clergy nearing retirement or recently retired. For many of us clergy, it is hard to recognize how fully we live within the role or identity as pastor or leader. As we approach the end of our active ministry career, new questions of purpose, faithfulness and human connection emerge. This four-day retreat will be a chance for guided reflection on the significant questions emerging within the hearts and lives of clergy as they end their active ministries. Immersed in the rhythms of Benedictine life and using …

Holy Water, Sacred Flame: Rituals of Hope for a Climate Changed World

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Immerse yourself in the Celtic wisdom of Saint Brigid of Kildare, a 5th-century saint whose legacy blends ancestral, earth-based, embodied spiritual practice with a Christ-centered sacred flame of solidarity and hospitality with those on the margins. We will learn about how Saint Brigid inherited the attributes associated with the pre-Christian goddess Brigid, and then became “Mary of the Celts,” keeping alive a divine-feminine devotion within the heart of Christian spirituality. We will wonder, how Brigid, through devotional practices and seasonal ritual, might accompany us with healing and inspiration in our climate changed world. Brigid was associated with holy wells in …

Walking Through Grief with Khalil Gibran

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Join us in community as we explore the healing works of poet and spiritual mystic Khalil Gibran. We’ll spend our time gently reading, writing and reflecting together, as we work our way through the darkest time of the year. This workshop offers a quieter space to notice what has been, what you are currently sitting with in the darkness, as well as the small glimmers that can sometimes be found there. Whether you’re navigating the loss of a loved one, a phase of life or grieving the collective losses evident in politics and ecology, you’ll find a supportive place within …

I Choose Peace

I Choose Peace: Sound Healing & Guided Meditation

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You are welcome to explore a transformative journey through stillness with I Choose Peace: Sound Healing & Guided Meditation. This uniquely enchanting heart-centered experience invites you to explore the depths of world peace and love through the calming resonance of sound bowl healing, serene, guided meditations and space for reflective journaling. It’s more than just meditation; it’s a pathway to self-love and a deeper connection with your inner infinite peace and Mother Earth. Whether you’re a seasoned meditator or completely new to the practice, this offering provides a safe and accessible pathway to exploring mindfulness and meditation while experiencing sound …

Winter Rest: A Seasonal Retreat

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Winter is a season of slowing down. Days end earlier with less sunlight, poor driving conditions keep us close to home, lots of one-pot soups and stews simmer on the stove, more books get read. The earth rests under blankets of cold and snow and we long for some deep rest, too. This retreat is an invitation to stop striving and to settle into the silence of winter and the tranquility of the prairie’s seasonal stillness. It is also an invitation to consider our experience of interior winters, how we can best live in them, and to welcome how they …

Light & Shadow: A Courage & Renewal® Weekend

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Claim your space to come alive with a renewed sense of purpose within the paradoxes of these times. Join a supportive small group for reflection and facilitated practices that will help us co-create trustworthy relationships. Our time together is intended to bolster your courage to face today’s challenges, tend your spirit, explore sacred mystery and paradoxes and open to meaning in your life and your communities. This experience is one of several in a series on “Living in Paradox.” Attend one; attend all that you are able to join. Lodging is available; commuter rates are also offered. To learn more …

SoulCollage® Retreat: Tapping into Your Inner Wisdom

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Begin the New Year with a reflective process and set your compass for 2027. During this immersion within the calming environment of Holy Wisdom Monastery, you will be guided to create a personal deck of SoulCollage® cards which will be reflections of your spirit and community to guide you. These cards will be a catalyst for inner work. Using simple materials – magazines, scissors, and glue – you will embark on a journey that requires no artistic background. All you need is curiosity and a willingness to listen. You will learn the journaling process to unlock the wisdom hidden within …

Frogs & toads of Lost Lake

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Submitted by Howard Fenton (he/him), Friends of Wisdom Prairie, Sunday Assembly. The photo accompanying this article shows a grey tree frog, one of six frog and toad species that use Lost Lake as a breeding site during the spring and summer. While I believe it is a grey tree frog, I am not completely certain. It could potentially be a Cope’s grey tree frog, which is a distinct species but nearly impossible to differentiate from the grey tree frog by sight alone, even upon close examination. You might be wondering, “How can you tell them apart if they look so …

Ink and insight

Ink & Insight Mindful Writing Circle

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Join us for a quarterly gathering that blends creative writing and mindfulness in a supportive, inclusive space. Whether you identify as a writer or simply enjoy exploring your inner voice, this group offers you a gentle rhythm of reflective writing (with optional prompts), sharing in community, and contemplative practices like guided meditation and mindful walking outdoors, weather permitting. Come as you are. No experience needed — just a willingness to pause, listen, and write. You’ll leave with new words, insights, and connections. Schedule 10:15 am – Welcome, housekeeping, and settling in 10:30 am – Guided meditation 10:45 am – Writing …