Maria DiBello, RSM is a member of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Her experience includes adult faith formation, pastoral ministry, spiritual direction, and retreat ministry. She also has experience in elementary and secondary education. For many years, Maria provided pastoral leadership in a rural Southern community that was socioeconomically and culturally diverse. At Cranaleith, she offers spiritual accompaniment and serves on the staff of the Spiritual Direction Formation program. She facilitates individual and group retreats and days of staff renewal for nonprofits with a particular focus on Cranaleith’s mission to welcome those on the margins of society and those who serve them.
Maria holds a masters degree in religious studies from Villanova University, as well as certificates in spiritual direction from the Vincentian Center for Church and Society (VCCS) at St. John’s University and in pastoral Spanish from the MAAC. She serves on the Faith and Spiritual Affairs Committee of the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS).
Events with Maria DiBello, RSM
Individual Virtual Directed RetreatOpen Dates
Stay at home or hang out in the mountains or at the beach in solitude, silence, and prayer. Then, log in once/day on Zoom to meet with one of our experienced Spiritual Directors. This spiritual director or companion will give direction to your reflection based on your needs coming into…
Solitude Day (self-catered)Open Dates
This registration is for a single onsite day retreat at Cranaleith. You will have access to a private room as well as the beautiful grounds of Cranaleith. The retreatant remains in solitude and chooses what to do/reflect on during the retreat time. You may wish to focus on Scripture or…
Individual Directed Retreat (self-catered)Flexible Dates
A limited number of spaces are available each week for those interested in coming onto our campus for 1-5 days/nights. Staff and retreatants will follow local and CDC guidelines. Retreat is a time for solitude, silence and prayer. You may wish to focus on Scripture or a spiritual book; you…
Overnight, Silent, Directed RetreatAugust 9 - 10, 2024
Often life is so full, we cannot hear God. Or maybe we are busy, busy, busy and our spirits need some Sabbath rest. 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 retreat begins…
Wonder Women: A Retreat Day for Women VeteransAugust 24, 2024
This year, a poem will be etched on Nasa’s spacecraft, which will travel 1.8 billion miles to the second moon of Jupiter. “In Praise of Mystery” by Ada Limon, America’s poet laureate, describes what connects us to one another in the dark expanse of space. She cries, “O second moon,…
Overnight, Silent, Directed RetreatOctober 25 - 26, 2024
Often life is so full, we cannot hear God. Or maybe we are busy, busy, busy and our spirits need some Sabbath rest. 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 retreat begins…
Overnight, Silent, Directed RetreatDecember 13 - 14, 2024
Often life is so full, we cannot hear God. Or maybe we are busy, busy, busy and our spirits need some Sabbath rest. 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 retreat begins…
Overnight, Silent, Directed RetreatJanuary 17 - 18, 2025
Often life is so full, we cannot hear God. Or maybe we are busy, busy, busy and our spirits need some Sabbath rest. 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 retreat begins…