About Us
Francis House is surrounded by stately trees and 100 acres of working farm.
We all seek God. More importantly and amazingly, God seeks us. God made us so that only God can satisfy our deepest desires for goodness, beauty, truth and oneness. God completes our incompleteness and heals our wounds. God is the meaning in our meaninglessness, our clarity in confusion and our hope in hopelessness. God is All and everything we need. God is the desire of our hearts and only God can fulfill our desires. “Our hearts are restless,” St. Augustine says, “until they rest in God.”
The outdoor Stations of the Cross were carved by Joe Palecki and installed in 1999.
In former times, people went to caves and mountain tops, into tents and across deserts to find God and converse with God. In present times we do not have the luxury of time for such pilgrimages. Francis House of Prayer is a Spiritual Center in our neighborhood and diocese that provides a contemplative environment and meeting place with God. The retreat house is a spacious and graceful 200-year-old farmhouse surrounded by tall trees and 100 acres of farmland, which enhances the experience of being away in the country, even though it is located right off exit 45B of Route 295.
Approximately 4,000 persons a year are served by Francis House. It is and has been a sacred meeting place with God for the past 35 years. It is a hidden treasure in a field, literally, a soybean field.
Francis House offers one-day, evening, weekend and week-long retreats to accommodate different schedules and needs. Spiritual direction, a one-on-one conversation with a spiritual director about God in your life, is always available.
We offer the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius on a monthly and weekly basis, many opportunities to learn and practice contemplative prayer, reading programs on St. John of the Cross and other Carmelite Saints, and contemporary writers such as Rolheiser, Rohr and Rahner, Thomas Merton and Teilhard de Chardin and special one-time programs. Six overnight retreatants or up to 25 guests for daytime programs or retreats can be accommodated. If you have never experienced Francis House of Prayer, now is the time to “come and see.” Perhaps you will find Francis House to be holy ground for you; a sacred meeting place for you and your God.
If you would like to be added to our e-mail list, let us know by writing us at FHOP@verizon.net. If you would also like to receive our printed newsletter by mail, send us your mailing address via e-mail or call us to be added to the list.
Registration is required for all programs. Call 609-877-0509 or e-mail: FHOP@verizon.net. Please include your full name and phone number in the e-mail.
If you are registered and cannot come, please call and let us know! Thank you.
click here for directions to Francis House of Prayer
Francis House is surrounded by stately trees and 100 acres of working farm.
The outdoor Stations of the Cross were carved by Joe Palecki and installed in 1999.
In former times, people went to caves and mountain tops, into tents and across deserts to find God and converse with God. In present times we do not have the luxury of time for such pilgrimages. Francis House of Prayer is a Spiritual Center in our neighborhood and diocese that provides a contemplative environment and meeting place with God. The retreat house is a spacious and graceful 200-year-old farmhouse surrounded by tall trees and 100 acres of farmland, which enhances the experience of being away in the country, even though it is located right off exit 45B of Route 295.
Approximately 4,000 persons a year are served by Francis House. It is and has been a sacred meeting place with God for the past 35 years. It is a hidden treasure in a field, literally, a soybean field.
Francis House offers one-day, evening, weekend and week-long retreats to accommodate different schedules and needs. Spiritual direction, a one-on-one conversation with a spiritual director about God in your life, is always available.
We offer the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius on a monthly and weekly basis, many opportunities to learn and practice contemplative prayer, reading programs on St. John of the Cross and other Carmelite Saints, and contemporary writers such as Rolheiser, Rohr and Rahner, Thomas Merton and Teilhard de Chardin and special one-time programs. Six overnight retreatants or up to 25 guests for daytime programs or retreats can be accommodated. If you have never experienced Francis House of Prayer, now is the time to “come and see.” Perhaps you will find Francis House to be holy ground for you; a sacred meeting place for you and your God.
If you would like to be added to our e-mail list, let us know by writing us at FHOP@verizon.net. If you would also like to receive our printed newsletter by mail, send us your mailing address via e-mail or call us to be added to the list.
Registration is required for all programs. Call 609-877-0509 or e-mail: FHOP@verizon.net. Please include your full name and phone number in the e-mail.
If you are registered and cannot come, please call and let us know! Thank you.
click here for directions to Francis House of Prayer
The outdoor Stations of the Cross were carved by Joe Palecki and installed in 1999.
Francis House offers one-day, evening, weekend and week-long retreats to accommodate different schedules and needs. Spiritual direction, a one-on-one conversation with a spiritual director about God in your life, is always available.
We offer the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius on a monthly and weekly basis, many opportunities to learn and practice contemplative prayer, reading programs on St. John of the Cross and other Carmelite Saints, and contemporary writers such as Rolheiser, Rohr and Rahner, Thomas Merton and Teilhard de Chardin and special one-time programs. Six overnight retreatants or up to 25 guests for daytime programs or retreats can be accommodated. If you have never experienced Francis House of Prayer, now is the time to “come and see.” Perhaps you will find Francis House to be holy ground for you; a sacred meeting place for you and your God.
If you would like to be added to our e-mail list, let us know by writing us at FHOP@verizon.net. If you would also like to receive our printed newsletter by mail, send us your mailing address via e-mail or call us to be added to the list.
Registration is required for all programs. Call 609-877-0509 or e-mail: FHOP@verizon.net. Please include your full name and phone number in the e-mail.
If you are registered and cannot come, please call and let us know! Thank you.