Calendar of Events
Join us for one of our upcoming retreats or programs! To meet your needs, Cranaleith is offering different ways to access our programs. Choose between on-site, virtual, and on-demand! Scholarships are available for all programs, because everyone is welcome at Cranaleith. See program descriptions for more details.
On-Site Programs
Settled on 10 acres, stroll our beautiful grounds and join us at Cranaleith for an on-site program or retreat!
On Demand Programs
Purchase an on-demand event and you will recive a pdf of links to the videos. You may then watch the videos at your leisure.
Cranaleith Memorial/Commemorative Brick Interest
Open Dates
The Brick may be a Memorial Brick or a Commemorative/Celebratory brick (person is living). The first part of our Commemorative Brick Program will be replacing the bricks surrounding our Labyrinth. In the future, there will be opportunities for placing bricks in other areas of Cranaleith. Twice a Year,…
Evenings of Contemplative Prayer (online)
Maria DiBello, RSM
September 9, 2024 - May 19, 2025
A simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of God within us and within our broken/blessed world
Knit, Crochet & Womens’ Wisdom: October- December 2024
Cathy Maguire RSM
October 1 - December 17, 2024
Onsite and online
Womens' Circles have been part of our culture and tradition since ancient times. A place for women to connect, share and celebrate. Join us as we knit and crochet projects each week, for various non-profit agencies. We have reflected on the words of Lisa Bogart (Knit, Purl, Pray), Joan Chittister (The…
Twilight of Giving: 2024 Luminary Fundraiser
October 29 - December 14, 2024
On Saturday December 21st, as dusk falls, luminaries will gracefully line the drive to Cranaleith's Mill-Rae historic house, creating a warm and inviting path for all who attend our "A Season of Light, Peace and Healing" program. Cranaleith warmly invites you to take part in a gesture of remembrance, to…
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Online Retreat: Session One (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 3, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and…
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Retreat–Complete Series (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 3 - 17, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and…
Advent Contemplative Morning: The Love that Knows Our Name
Maria DiBello, RSM
December 4, 2024
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
During these few hours of quiet, we will hold a space for Love’s gaze that meets our own. With our world’s longing, we will keep vigil for the dawn, breaking upon us in the tender compassion of our God. Scripture, poetry and songs of hope will draw us into silence,…
The Heart Beneath: A Holiday Careshop for Grief
Naila Francis
December 8, 2024
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
The holiday season is undeniably challenging for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. At a time when we gather in celebration and tradition, when we are surrounded by proclamations of joy and togetherness, when the tendency to keep going and doing is more ramped up and than ever,…
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Retreat: Session Two (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 10, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and…
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat
John Buettler and Maria DiBello, RSM
December 13 - 14, 2024
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
What might happen if you took twenty-four hours to enter into the quiet and stillness with God? Allow yourself the opportunity for spiritual renewal.
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Retreat: Session Three (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 17, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and…
A Season of Light, Peace & Healing: Jazz Concert & Historic House Tour
Warren B. Cooper
December 21, 2024
Cranaleith and The Warren Cooper Jazz Consortium invite you to a holiday concert and historic house tour of Cranaleith’s Mill-Rae house on Saturday, December 21, from 4-7:15pm. Join us as we celebrate the season with a focus on non-violence, light and healing. This special program aims to bring our community…
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat
Christine Konopelski, SSJ and Maria DiBello, RSM
January 17 - 18, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
What might happen if you took twenty-four hours to enter into the quiet and stillness with God? Allow yourself the opportunity for spiritual renewal.
The Inner Lines of the Enneagram (3 Week Series)
Nicholas Collura
January 22 - February 5, 2025
Online
Take a deep dive into the Enneagram and its “Inner Lines” with Nicholas Collura! The Enneagram, a system of nine archetypal personality structures and its accompanying diagram, contains "inner lines” speak to a mysterious and powerful reality: the fact that our own psycho-spiritual complexes are linked in a special way to…
Care of the Hopeful Heart: Resilience & Well-Being in the Healthcare Setting
Robert Wicks, PsyD and Gloria F. Donnelly, PhD, RN, FAAN, FCPP
March 9, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center OR virtually via zoom
During this event, Drs. Bob Wicks and Gloria Donnelly will consider the general issues of resilience, self-care and secondary stress within the healthcare professions, pressures experienced in reaching out to others and maintaining a healthy perspective--essentially: the simple care of a hopeful heart. This event focuses on the spiritual…
7-Day Directed Silent Retreat 2025
Maria DiBello, RSM and Mary Trainer, RSM
July 18 - 25, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
In sustained stillness, silt has time to settle and the water becomes clear. Rest can mend the tired mind and bones. Like Elijah, you can at last hear God in the still, small whisper.