Introducing LFFP Merch for Sale!

We are excited to announce two new items on LFFP's clothing line — a tri-blend t-shirt and a pullover sweatshirt, modeled to the right by our two year-long Franciscan interns.

Tri-Blend T-Shirt: $25

Pullover Sweatshirt: $40

We invite you to wear your commitment to peace and support our organization with your purchase!

The LFFP store also features our signature peace tool cards and our "Live Peace, Teach Peace" book for purchase.

Making Personal Connections to Peace in Schools this Month!

We are progressing through our core curriculum with students at partner schools in D.C. and Virginia! Students have enjoyed drawing people and things that bring them peace and are starting to learn about one of our favorite peace practices — bucket filling!

When you do something nice for someone, you add drops into an imaginary peace bucket above their head! Try it out this week.

We have also introduced our curriculum to students at a partner school in South Sudan, who join students in Uganda for a virtual program on Friday mornings.

Expanded Partnership with Gonzaga College High School!

This fall, we are continuing to work with our neighbors at Gonzaga College High School! We welcomed students to the Peace Room for a service-learning day (pictured left) and joined a meeting Peace Club.

This month, we were also invited to visit all 10 sections of the freshman foundations class — that's 245 students! — for a series of lessons. We shared our peacemaking philosophy, what motivates us to work for peace, and the Wellness Wheel tool card.

Students shared peacemakers they look up to – both historical figures like Dr. King, Gandhi, and St. Ignatius of Loyola, but also personal influences like parents, grandparents, and mentors at school. We enjoyed discussing how each person can be a peacemaker in their time, place, and stage of life.

Interested in bringing peace programming to your school? We invite you to fill out our Program Request Form to get in contact with our programming team!

Finding Our Unique Voices at the Father McKenna Center

Twice a month at the Father McKenna Center, we lead art sessions for men to tap into their "childhood creative imagination," as one client shared this past month. The guys who join our sessions are coming to find out they each have a unique voice to share with our community.

David (pictured right with his collage) has joined our Peace Circle and art sessions for the last two months, incorporating our peace tools into his daily life as he waits patiently for new housing. He has gifted us with his joy, personal compliments, and deep faith.

"This program very therapeutic for me — to talk about my day and what's bringing me peace. I write down things during the day to bring into the Peace Circle. I think it is really cool."