The Wheaton Franciscans seek to share our spirit and to provide inspiration through reflections, and exercises supporting personal growth and spiritual development.
During this In Person, Two Part Series, we will explore a fresh way to look inward this Lent Register for this Event Dates: Thursday, March… Read More »Wisdom of the 12 Steps for Lenten Reflection – March 16th & 23rd
Join us for a morning of Lenten Prayer and Contemplation. Register for this Event Online registration is required by Monday, March 27 before 9:00 a.m.… Read More »Silence – Journey to Heartfulness
Let Us Begin Again: Creating a Flourishing Future for All Lenten Journey Reflection and Action Guide 2023 Lent is an invitation to pause, pray, fast,… Read More »Our 2023 Lenten Journey
A Poet’s Prayer By Georgene L. Wilson, OSF, D. Min. Poetry is a SYMBOLIC language!!!! The entomology of the word SYMBOLIC is: “SYM”, like symmetry,… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: February 2023
The Virtue of Courage by Connie Gaul, Covenant Companion I was looking through the web when I came across a site that helped lift my… Read More »Weavings Reflection: January 2023
Toward a Flourishing Future Haikus – Part 2 of 2 by Mary Ellen Durbin, Covenant Companion I have practiced daily meditation for more than 35… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: December 2022
This Reflection Has Gone to the Dogs… and Cats… and Birds! Part 1: Wheaton Franciscan Pooches Wheaton Franciscans have a long history of sharing their… Read More »Weavings Reflection: September 2022
A Call To Serve by Naomi Hroncich, Covenant Companion I live in a Retirement Community in Geneva, Illinois. In the early phase of the Pandemic,… Read More »Weavings Reflection: August 2022
Sharing God’s Presence by Sister Julie Walsh, Wheaton Franciscan for 67 Years Recently I found two incidents most interesting in my life. First was when… Read More »Weavings Reflection: June 2022
Unexpected Surprises: Part 2 by Sister Alice Drewek In 2021, the border between Canada and the U.S. opened in early September. I packed my bags… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: April 2022
Unexpected Surprises: Part 1 by Sister Alice Drewek Every summer for the last ten plus years I have been traveling to the Algonquin Highlands in… Read More »Weavings Poetry Reflection: March 2022
Icon Gazing – The Good Shepherd By Carol Sejda, Covenant Companion Praying with an icon is a new experience for me, but since the days… Read More »Weavings Prayer Reflection: February 2022
We are a community of vowed sisters, and covenant companions called to live the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi and our foundress Mother M. Clara Pfaender. We are a welcoming community collaborating with others to be a blessing in the world. Wherever you are on your life journey, you are welcome here.
© 2026 Wheaton Franciscans. Site by Blustery Day Design.