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.
Claiming Our Joy: Isaiah Prepares Us for Christmas – on demand
Bernadette Rudolph
Open Dates
Give yourself the opportunity to be filled with joy! This time of reflection will open up passages from the prophet Isaiah to connect his hopeful message to your life today.
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: January – March 2025
Cathy Maguire RSM
January 7 - March 25, 2025
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…
How to Become a Synodal Parish: Level 100 Context and Practices (online)
Bernadette Rudolph
January 11 - February 8, 2025
If you are part of a Catholic leadership or ministry team in a parish, you and your team could become equipped to bring synodality to life for the people you serve. Discover what God is dreaming of for the Church!
How to Become a Synodal Parish: Level 100 Context and Practices (online)
Bernadette Rudolph
January 12 - February 9, 2025
If you are part of a Catholic leadership or ministry team in a parish, you and your team could become equipped to bring synodality to life for the people you serve. Discover what God is dreaming of for the Church!
What is Spiritual Direction?
Margie Winters
January 16, 2025
Online
Are you looking to draw closer and deepen your relationship with God but aren't sure where to begin? Have you been curious about Spiritual Direction but aren't sure you understand what it is or if it is right for you? Join us to learn more about this process of spiritual…
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…
The Long Pilgrimage to Justice
Christine Marie Eberle
January 25, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Our call to stand with and advocate for vulnerable populations needs solid spiritual grounding—now more than ever. Justice work is often described as “a marathon, not a sprint,” but for women and men of Mercy, pilgrimage might be a more useful metaphor.
A “New-Negro-Spiritual” Paradigm
Warren B. Cooper
February 1, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
A "New-Negro-Spiritual" Paradigm: An examination of the Negro-Spiritual Tradition through a trans-optic* lens that focuses beyond the surface of its cultural origin to investigate: the nature of the shell that nurtured the Pearl of that Tradition; the paradox of that Pearl; the relevance of all that on humanity today.
The Mystery of Vibration: Tibetan Singing Bowls
Phyllis Strock and Audrey Garrett
February 6, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Cranaleith and experience deep relaxation and healing through sound bathing with Tibetan singing bowls.
Refilling Your Cup: A Time of Reflection and Support for Caregivers
Dr. Sara J. Corse
February 13, 2025
Online
Caring for family or friends who are suffering from illness or decline presents both challenges and opportunities. Among the challenges are isolation, exhaustion, confusion and the loss of personal autonomy. In this time of reflection and support for caregivers, we will explore the gifts of caregiving along with the struggles.
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…
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen: Noticing the Need for Lamenting in a Life of Faith
Boreta Singleton
March 23, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
In this program, we will consider the place of lament through the lens of how we see Scripture, the practices of our ancestors in faith and African American Spirituals.
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.