Stories

Establishing a prairie is an opportunity to connect people to one another and to the environment. The FSPA commitment to integrating community, nature, education and public health is exemplified by their care of 200 acres of farm and forest land on St. Joseph Ridge east of La Crosse, WI

How the season of the sugar bush — a forest stand of maple trees utilized for maple syrup making — has taught us to build community and to restore our connection to nature and to each other. This has been the best part about our work in La Crosse, Wisconsin, with FSPA sisters, affiliates and the Ho-Chunk youth

Enter the peaceful realm of Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center, an FSPA-sponsored ministry located in Hiawatha, IA. A sacred space inviting people of all faiths and backgrounds to connect with the Source of all Being, Earth, self and others