Vision
Our Mission
We nurture a welcoming, sacred space to awaken the Light within through retreats, programs, and communion with nature.
Our Vision
Osage Forest of Peace is thriving as a well-known sacred refuge led by an extraordinary staff, board, and community, guided by Spirit and abundantly fulfilling our mission.
Who We Are
We are an open-hearted contemplative community of spiritual seekers dedicated to embodying our fullest divine expression.
Our Values
The Forest develops our programs and retreats based on five values designed to guide the realization of our vision:
Spiritual Growth: Provide opportunities, activities, and spaces encouraging individuals to stretch and grow spiritually.
Service: Serve the Forest and community with respect and understanding of the interconnectedness between nature and all beings.
Community: Foster understanding across communities by rejoicing in our commonalities and honoring our uniqueness with curiosity and love.
Wholeness: Encourage and support each individual’s journey to wholeness of mind, body, and soul.
Oneness: Recognize the Divine Light in each individual, connecting us as One
Cultivating peace, healing, and renewal in a contemplative, interspiritual environment
Inspired by the wisdom and vision of Father Bede Griffiths, Osage Forest of Peace was founded as a monastic ashram in 1979 by Sister Pascaline Coff and the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
Today we continue to embody the original vision by being an interspiritual, contemplative retreat center and:
- By drinking from the wellsprings of the great spiritual traditions
- Through contemplative silence, a simple life-style and communal living
- By offering hospitality to all who seek to deepen their spiritual practice