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Our Mission
Believing that peace comes from God, and flows through the human heart,
Pacem in Terris seeks to be a channel of God’s peace in the lives of His people and, therefore,
the world.
Pacem in Terris, Peace on Earth, is a Franciscan center of spirituality called
to serve God's people through prayer and by providing the opportunity to retreat into
the silence and solitude of a simple hermitage environment. In the midst of the
natural beauty of the forest and prairie, people of all faiths are invited to come
and respond to God's call: "Be still and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:11) |
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Why Make a Hermitage Retreat?
To be alone with God is vital to spirituality. Nevertheless, most of us tend to neglect or
push aside opportunities to move deeper into intimacy with Him.
With fast-paced, noisy, hectic and over-scheduled lives, we struggle daily to meet our personal
needs and to balance relationships. Listening to others (truly listening) seems almost impossible
- and it is even more difficult to hear one's inner voice or the voice of God.
Sometimes, we need to step away from the struggles and influences of a secular society
into a simple "desert-like" environment of silence and solitude. The dedicated silence and
simplicity of a hermitage makes it possible for each hermit guest to seek and enter into an
intimate union with God. In that intimacy, God's love heals, nourishes, guides and
transforms lives. He delights as we offer Him our praise and thanksgiving, and intercede
for the needs of His people.
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Pacem in Terris is a hermitage sanctuary, where guests can be free of daily
distractions, pressures and obligations. Without schedules or expectations to
meet, the hermit can more simply follow Christ's example of seeking a "lonely
place to pray", allow God to become the sole retreat director, and find
rest in body, mind and spirit.
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