Upcoming Events
List of Events
Science and Spirituality: Partners in the Dance – Program Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is cancelled. Science and spirituality are like two amicable dancers, rocking ’n rolling us away from outdated views of reality while twirling us into new and expanded states of awareness. By participating in this workshop and joining in the dance, we are two-stepped into cutting edge concepts and spun into deeper and more profound truths about ourselves, our planet and the cosmos at large. Presenter https://cranaleith.org/profile/marlene-skrobak-rsm/
Program Full – Online Virtual Retreat – Wandering in the Desert: An Exodus
Registrations for this event are closed, but look for another retreat to be scheduled during the Easter season. As you shelter in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, you may feel like a retreat about travel is completely inappropriate. However, the Israelites’ journey with God to the Promised Land offers a helpful framework for understanding the spiritual journey we are making three thousand years later. See how God is indeed offering to be with you through this desert time and…
Day of Reflection and Wellness for Female Veterans: Spring into New Life – Program Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is cancelled. Cost: FREE (includes lunch) Spring reminds us of how beautiful change can be Women veterans face unique challenges when returning from combat, often carrying stress, grief, numbness, and anxiety in their spirits and bodies. This day of reflection, healing and wellness is an opportunity to come together in a supportive environment with others who have shared similar experiences. This program will invite you in to tend the soul-wounds of your military…
Tea and Tour: Susan B. Anthony and Catherine McAuley: Voices for Others – Program Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is cancelled. Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment with a tour of our historic home steeped in the spirit of Catherine McAuley and the Sisters of Mercy and frequent meeting place for Susan B. Anthony and the suffragettes. Enjoy an elegant tea in recognition of these two women who were a voice for others. Tea has traditionally been a way for women to socialize and organize. This tour and “equalitea” aims…
Knit, Crochet, Pray Together – Postponed Until Further Notice
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is postponed until further notice. Those of us who knit and crochet know its positive impact on our body, mind and spirit. Join us to continue a centuries-old tradition of blending creativity with reflection and sharing of life. Create a prayer shawl for women in our veterans’ program or bring your own project. Skills will be shared and fun had by all. Beginners welcome. The program takes place in Cranaleith’s historic home. Some…
Deepening Our Wisdom Years: A Spirituality of Aging – Program Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is postponed until further notice. As we grow older, we become more conscious of the new realities that life holds for us. We invite you to come together and grow in community with others who are experiencing the process of aging. In a setting of prayer, peace and beauty we will share what is stirring in us, listen to valuable reflections and enter into prayer that will touch our hearts and spirits. All…
Knit, Crochet, Pray Together – Postponed Until Further Notice
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is postponed until further notice. Those of us who knit and crochet know its positive impact on our body, mind and spirit. Join us to continue a centuries-old tradition of blending creativity with reflection and sharing of life. Create a prayer shawl for women in our veterans’ program or bring your own project. Skills will be shared and fun had by all. Beginners welcome. The program takes place in Cranaleith’s historic home. Some…
Re-Imagining Your Life for Women (50+) – Program Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is cancelled. There are times on our life journey when we are visited with sudden and unwanted changes in our lives. Or we may wake up one day and notice subtle shifts in our inner landscape, signals that it is time for a change. We become aware of the invitation to reimagine our lives, to look at our mature years as an opportunity for second adulthood, embodied with wisdom, meaning and grace. In…
Coming Home to Self: Embracing Your Call and Your Voice – Program Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 Virus, this program is cancelled. This workshop offers an opportunity to renew, refresh and recharge in a way that brings you back to your authentic self. Take this time to reflect on who you are and how you are using your gifts. Come away with a deeper sense of how you are being called. Presenter Patti McGarvey Knebels
Gender, Power, and Canonization: The Afterlives of Holy Women in U.S. Catholicism – TBD
Gender, Power, and Canonization: The Afterlives of Holy Women in U.S. Catholicism We live at a moment when our nation needs the voice of women like never before. Church Historian Kathleen Sprows Cummings offers wonderful imagination over our understanding of ourselves both as a Church and as a profoundly divided American society. As we approach an election and celebrate the anniversary of women’s suffrage, Kathleen’s perspective would offer precious insight. Her reflections have appeared in America Magazine, Commonweal Magazine and New…
Overnight Directed Retreat – Program Full
This program is full. Call us at 215-934-6206 to be placed on the waiting list. Withdraw from the busyness of life for an experience grounded in solitude, silence, reflection and prayer. Retreatants stay in comfortable rooms with all meals provided. Director https://cranaleith.org/profile/mary-anne-nolan-rsm/
Conversations That Matter: Nonviolent Action: Social Transformation
According to theologian and social activist, Thomas Merton, “To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to violence.” What is true nonviolent action? What does nonviolence look like in our interpersonal relationships, our work environments, our community and civic engagement? What is the connection between fear of the other and violence? What…