Upcoming Events
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Deepening Our Wisdom Years: A Spirituality of Aging
Register 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 of this will enrich our later years, offer us wisdom and…
Knit, Crochet, Pray Together
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 patterns and materials will be provided. We will be using the book…
Grief and Grace
Register Cost: $20/session. Register for one or all sessions. When we are grieving time slows down but the people around us do not. We may feel isolated from family and friends, from our relationship with God, and even from our deepest sense of ourselves. This four-week series presented by the skillful and engaging author Christine Eberle is for anyone mourning a loss—no matter how distant or recent—using conversation, prayer, poetry and ritual to guide participants along a path of deepening…
Un-Selfing the Self: Dissolving into the Divine
Register Mystics from all spiritual traditions describe the disappearance of one’s self into the Absolute. And the world’s many contemplative traditions speak of the necessity of it: ‘dying to self’ and ‘self-emptying’ in Christianity; ‘self-less service’ and ‘true Self’ in Hinduism; ‘no self’ and ‘beyond self’ in Zen Buddhism; ‘self-renunciation’ and ‘losing one’s self in the Beloved’ in Sufism; and ‘freedom from the bondage of self’ in 12-step programs. False self, true self, no self, self vs Self – what…
Ash Wednesday Retreat: Jean Vanier and the Wound of Loneliness
Register As we entrust our hearts to these sacred forty days, we will draw on the insight of philosopher, theologian and humanitarian Jean Vanier, who revealed the gift hidden in vulnerability. We will explore the wisdom he learned through those judged the poorest, “We are desperately, infinitely loved as we are.” We will discover the Holy Spirit living at the center of our world’s wound, offering freedom from our egoism, true joy, and the richness of community. Mass will be…
Knit, Crochet, Pray Together
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 patterns and materials will be provided. We will be using the book…
Forgiveness: Grace in the Giving and Receiving
Register Explore the meaning and substance of forgiveness and its real-life applications to our lives, our relationships, our communities and the world God so loves. We will risk immersing ourselves in dynamic gospel stories that will claim us and call forth our deepest expressions of confession, gratitude, generosity and hope. Learn steps to forgiving someone else, and even more, be challenged to allow ourselves to be forgiven. The realized experience of being forgiven is new territory for many of us.…
Tea and Tour Susan B. Anthony and Catherine McAuley: Voices for Others – Program Full
This program is full. Another is scheduled for Sunday, April 5, 2020, 1-4 p.m. Register here. 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.
Deepening Our Wisdom Years: A Spirituality of Aging
Register 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 of this will enrich our later years, offer us wisdom and…
Celtic Spirituality: Of Wisdom and Contemplation
Register This day will explore the interplay of wisdom and contemplation as viewed through the lens of Celtic-Spirituality, a spirituality Carl McComan described as, “at the edge of the world.” There will time for quiet reflection, prayer and discussion. Cost includes lunch. *Please note that this program is incorrectly listed in our brochure for Saturday, March 14, 2020, 1-4 p.m. Presenter https://cranaleith.org/profile/megan-brown-rsm/
Knit, Crochet, Pray Together
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 patterns and materials will be provided. We will be using the book…
Listening and Sacred Activism: Prophets of a Future Not Our Own
Register Each of us has prophetic moments when we are called to attend closely to the signs of our times and then advocate in ways that are uniquely ours on behalf of humanity, the planet and all life on it. Our discernment of who we are and how we are to respond requires us to listen deeply to the heartbeat of our times, and to the still, small, guiding voice within us. We will spend the day pondering our own…