Series

Listen to the Masters

Thérèse, Teresa, Julian & Francis de Sales
Friday Morning Retreats
We all need consolation. Thérèse of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila, Julian of Norwich and Francis de Sales provide just what we need for strength and encouragement on the journey. We will spend one morning each month together, and the rest of the month allowing their words to saturate us with wisdom and peace. These retreat mornings provide time for private prayer and direct our prayer and reading for the month. Register for the series.
Dates: 5 Fridays:
February 12,  March 12,  April 9,  May 14,  June 4
Time: 9:30 AM – Noon
Donation: $120 includes 4 books

Meeting Christ in Prayer

8-Week Experience of the Spiritual Exercises
If you need or desire a retreat, but simply cannot get away, please give yourself the gift of this at-home retreat that invites you to pray with Scripture each day using the format of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. We will meet for faith sharing and input on the next week’s prayer. In this retreat you will:

  • Learn to pray more deeply
  • Meet your God in a personal way
  • Grow in personal identity
  • Come to know Jesus more intimately
  • Savor the Word of God as a primary means of recognizing the presence and action of God
  • Learn God’s unique language of communication with you and discover how you respond

Dates: 8 Fridays:   April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 14, 21, 28
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Donation: Love offering

Soul Searching: Merton Series

Merton speaks to the soul like no other. He gently leads us toward spiritual transformation and a more contemplative and peace-filled life. Merton reminds us: “Your life is shaped by the ends you live for. You are made in the image of what you desire.” We will study Merton in these 3 sessions and let his pursuit of his true self in God foster our own search. Topics include:

  • Entering the School of Your Experience
  • Becoming Who You Already Are
  • Living Your Deepest Desire

    • You will receive a book each evening to lead you through your two weeks of prayer between sessions.
    Dates: 3 Wednesdays:  April 28, May 12  &  May 26
    Time: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
    Donation: $50 for the series, including books, or $20 each session. Come to as many as you can, but please come to the first one if possible. Please register early.

    Monthly Programs Already in Progress from September to May

    Living Contemplatively
    Study of St. John of the Cross
    Spiritual Reading Group
    Discernment Course
    Monthly Spiritual Exercises
    Spiritual Direction Intern Program

    Please, always register for programs!
    • When registering by e-mail, please include your name and phone number.
    • To register by mail, send your name, address, phone number and e-mail to: Francis House of Prayer, PO Box 392 Rancocas, NJ 08073.
    • You may also register by calling: 609-877-0509.
    If you are registered and you cannot come, please call and let us know! Thank you.