SUMMER & FALL 2025 CALENDAR

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  3 Tuesday Night Centering Prayer

  4 Personal Retreat Day

  5 Intern Certification

  5 Spirituality of the 12-Steps

 14 Women’s Retreat

 15-20 5-Day Silent Directed Retreat

 21 Secular Franciscans Retreat

 22-29 7-Day Silent Directed Retreat

         1     A Summer Dip into Centering Prayer

      10     A Morning with Jesus' Parables

       16    Young Adult Dinner & Retreat

       22     Lessons from The Little Prince

       30     Letting Go of Worry

    6-13 7-Day Silent Directed Retreat

  23-30 7-Day Silent Directed Retreat

       1       Simplicity

       5       Pray & Play with The Potter's Wheel

      12      Our Lady, Undoer of Knots

 3-10 7-Day Centering Prayer Retreat

16-23 7-Day Silent Directed Retreat   

3 St. Teresa of Avila

3 A Pilgrimage of Hope

3 Fruits & Gifts of the Spirit

3 12 Principles of Healthy Eating

4 Getting to Know Pope Leo XIV

5 Friday Morning Retreat 

5 Teilhard’s Mass on the World 

5 Friday Night Spiritual Reading Group

6 Living Contemplatively

8 Joy of Grandparenting

8 St. Robert Bellarmine Parish Retreat

9 Sowing Sacred Seeds

9 Tuesday Night Centering Prayer

10 Personal Retreat Day

10 Spiritual Exercises with Pope Francis

10  12 Principles of Healthy Eating

10 Praying Our Experiences

11 Intern Program

11 Centering Prayer & 12 Steps

12 The Challenge of Change

12-14 Silent Directed Retreat Weekend

15 Encounter with Silence

16 Prayer & Action for Earth

16 Praying with the Song of Songs

16,23,30 Weekly Spiritual Exercises

16 Navigating Life’s Adventures

16-17 Overnight Retreat for Women

17 12 Principles of Healthy Eating

18 Intern Practicum

18 Enrichment for Certified Spiritual Directors

18 Praying Our Experiences

19 Discernment Makes All the Difference

19-21 Focusing Weekend

21 SSJ Associates

21-28  7-Day Silent Directed Retreat

22 “The Letter”: A Message from Our Earth

22 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

24 “The Chosen” – Season 2

24 St. Augustine’s Story

24 St. Edith Stein

25 St. John of the Cross

25 The Divine Dance – Richard Rohr

25 St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

25 The Impact of God

29 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

1 St. Teresa of Avila

1 A Pilgrimage of Hope

1 Fruits & Gifts of the Spirit

 3Friday Morning Retreat 

3 Celebrate St. Francis

3Teilhard’s Mass on the World

 3 Friday Night Spiritual Reading Group 

4 Living Contemplatively 

6 Praying with Icons

6 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

7 Examen – A Simple Life-Changing Prayer

7,14,21,28 Weekly Spiritual Exercises

7 Tuesday Night Centering Prayer

8 Personal Retreat Day

 8 Spiritual Exercises with Pope Francis

8 Praying Our Experiences

9 Intern Program

9 Centering Prayer & 12 Steps

9 Finding Time for God

10 Creation Is God’s Love

10 The Challenge of Change

13 Praying with Icons

13 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

13 Love Poems from God

14 Prayer & Action for Earth

14 Praying with the Song of Songs

14 Lord, When Did I See You?

14 Navigating Life’s Adventures

16 Intern Practicum

16 Enrichment for Certified Spiritual Directors

16 Praying Our Experiences

16-23 7-Day Silent Directed Retreat

17-19 Silent Directed Retreat Weekend

18 Time Out for Busy Parents

20 Encounters with Silence

20 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

21 SSJ Associates

22 Time Out for Busy Parents

22 St. Augustine’s Story

22 St. Edith Stein

23 St. John of the Cross

23 The Divine Dance – Richard Rohr

23 St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

23 The Impact of God

23-26 Women’s Retreat

27 “Be Still & Know That I Am God”

27 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

28 Communicating with God

29 “The Chosen” – Season 2

30 Give Thanks “…With the Mind of Christ”

31-Nov 1 Discovering Our Creativity

3 Embracing the Uncertain and Unknown

3 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

4,11,18,25 Weekly Spiritual Exercises

5 St. Teresa of Avila

5 A Pilgrimage of Hope

5 Fruits & Gifts of the Spirit

6 Intern Program

6 Centering Prayer & 12 Steps

7 Friday Morning Retreat 

7 Teilhard’s Mass on the World

7 Friday Night Spiritual Reading Group

7-9 Silent Directed Retreat Weekend

8 Living Contemplatively

10 Opening God’s Gifts to You!

10 Weekly Evening Spiritual Exercises

11 Intern Focusing Program

11 Prayer & Action for Earth

11 Praying with the Song of Songs

11 Tuesday Night Centering Prayer

12 Personal Retreat Day

12 Spiritual Exercises with Pope Francis

12 Praying Our Experiences

13 Intern Practicum

13 Enrichment for Certified Spiritual Directors

13 Finding Time for God

14-16 Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat

14 The Reed of God – A Loving Look at Mary

14 The Challenge of Change

17 “The Way to Love”

17 Encounters with Silence

18 Processing Grief: Exploring Loss

18 Navigating Life’s Adventures

19 “The Chosen” – Season 2

19 St. Augustine’s Story

19 St. Edith Stein

20 St. John of the Cross

20 The Divine Dance – Richard Rohr

20 St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

20 The Impact of God

21-23 Silent Directed Retreat Weekend

25 SSJ Associates

1 Advent Retreat Day

2,9,16,23 Weekly Spiritual Exercises

3 St. Teresa of Avila

3 Advent: Learning to Walk in the Light 

3 A Pilgrimage of Hope

3 Fruits & Gifts of the Spirit

4 Intern Program

4 Sacred Heart Parish Retreat

5 Friday Morning Retreat 

5 Teilhard’s Mass on the World

5 Friday Night Spiritual Reading Group

6 Living Contemplatively

7 SSJ Associates

8 Childlike Faith

9 Prayer & Action for Earth

9 Praying with the Song of Songs

9 Tuesday Night Centering Prayer

10 Personal Retreat Day

10 Spiritual Exercises with Pope Francis

10 Praying Our Experiences

11 Intern Practicum

11 Enrichment for Certified Spiritual Directors

11 Finding Time for God

11 Centering Prayer & 12 Steps

12-14 Centering Prayer Weekend

15 Encounters with Silence

16 Navigating Life’s Adventures

17 “The Chosen” – Christmas Episode

17 St. Augustine’s Story

17 St. Edith Stein

18 St. John of the Cross

18 The Divine Dance – Richard Rohr

18 St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

18 The Impact of God

19-21 Silent Directed Retreat Weekend

31 The End of Year Retreat

There are 4 ways to register for programs/retreats:

a) by phone (609) 877 – 0509                   

b) by mailing the form from the newsletter          c) by email: FHOP@verizon.net                     

d) online using the form on www.FHOP.org. 

There are 4 ways to pay for programs/retreats:

a) mail a check to Francis House                  

b) bring cash/check the day of the program

c) request a check through online banking                   d) pay by credit card online on FHOP.org