Spiritual Programs
Retreat from the world for a while, slow down and reconnect with a deeper spirituality
Our programs are designed to be inclusive and to reverence the uniqueness of each individual. Rather than teach or simply impart information, we seek to facilitate participants’ capacities to listen into and trust their still inner voice. Our group programs aim to nurture contemplative dialogue and respectful community. We have much to learn from one another and great comfort and joy experiencing how we are not alone.
Join us for a themed day, evening and overnight program. Cranaleith offers a safe space to discover, probe and nurture your spirit.
Register online below or call 215-934-6206
Upcoming Events › Spiritual Program
List of Events
Evening of Contemplative Prayer – Online/Virtual
Register Join us for a simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of God within us and within our broken/blessed world. We will share the gift of silence with a guided invitation to prayer, and the availability of supportive practices. Cost: Free-will offering Presenter https://cranaleith.org/profile/maria-dibello-rsm/
Deepening Our Wisdom Years: Thomas Merton – Online/Virtual
Register Merton’s remarkable and enduring popularity indicates that he speaks to the minds and hearts of people searching for answers to life questions. He invites people to explore deep places within themselves and offers insights into the paradoxes of life. He wrestles with how to be a contemplative in a world of action – without a quick fix or “Ten Easy Steps to a Successful Spiritual Life.” We will examine what this “modern mystic” has to offer. Scholarships are available…
A Mural Pilgrimage: Forced African Migration – Online/Virtual
Register Cost: Adults $35, Students, $15 Scholarships are available, because everyone is welcome at Cranaleith. Please write to info@cranaleith.org so we can assist you. The evocative community murals that adorn our city invite us to see each other with the eyes of our hearts. This year, much of our nation’s experience draws our focus to those disenfranchised in our society. Even as we mark the 100th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage, we remember the Forced African Migration begun 400 years ago and whose afterlife continues to…
Evening of Contemplative Prayer – Online/Virtual
Register Join us for a simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of God within us and within our broken/blessed world. We will share the gift of silence with a guided invitation to prayer, and the availability of supportive practices. Cost: Free-will offering Presenter https://cranaleith.org/profile/maria-dibello-rsm/
Love Shouldn’t Hurt: Domestic Violence and the Pandemic – Online/Virtual
Register Intimate partner violence has been particularly dangerous for those who have had to quarantine with an abusive partner during COVID-19. Learn about the dynamics of intimate partner violence, as well as the interventions provided by Women Against Abuse, Philadelphia’s comprehensive domestic violence service provider. Reflect on God’s compassion in their work and on God’s call for your merciful aid. See how you can become an advocate for safe, healthy relationships. Cost: $25. Scholarships are available, because everyone is welcome at Cranaleith. Email…
Evening of Contemplative Prayer – Online/Virtual
Register Join us for a simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of God within us and within our broken/blessed world. We will share the gift of silence with a guided invitation to prayer, and the availability of supportive practices. Cost: Free-will offering Presenter https://cranaleith.org/profile/maria-dibello-rsm/
Surviving Tough Times: The Gospel of Joy in Catherine McAuley and Katherine Drexel – Online/Virtual
Register This program is part of a series in which we look to our spiritual heritage for examples of people who have survived tough times. We are currently particularly challenged by the pandemic and systemic racism – and all their attendant difficulties. Others before us have leaned into the Gospels and let God’s mercy flow through them as they took on the challenges of their day: Catherine McAuley, Katherine Drexel, Howard Thurman, Berta Caçeres and our own families. Let their…
The Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life – Online/Virtual
Register for All Sessions $200Tuesday, September 15, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 13, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, November 10, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, December 8, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, January 12, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, February 9, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, March 9, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, April 13, 7-8:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 11, 7-8:30 p.m. If you would like to explore themes from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius over time, join us. You will have an opportunity to gather once a month virtually with Sr. Suzanne, reflect with others, and share creative adaptations…
Deepening Our Wisdom Years: Forgiveness
Register Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, a noted author on spirituality, says that the foremost task of the later years of life is to forgive: others, ourselves, life, even God. And yet forgiving is probably one of the hardest things that any of us is ever invited to do. We will explore forgiveness from two contexts: God’s inordinate mercy and forgiveness of us and God’s desire for us to live out our later years in peace and serenity of heart. Cost: $25. …
The Fierce Urgency of Now: A Virtual Retreat to Deepen Our Commitment to Anti-Racism
Register This day is designed to draw us deeper into the spiritual conversion essential to the hard work of anti-racism. We will hold one another in the uncomfortable feelings of our blindness, privilege and complicity, and embrace the call of this moment. We will open our hearts to the grace that allows authentic solidarity with our sisters and brothers. Cost: $35 Students: $15 Scholarships are available because everyone is welcome at Cranaleith. Please write to info@cranaleith.org so we can assist you.…
Evening of Contemplative Prayer – Online/Virtual
Register Join us for a simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of God within us and within our broken/blessed world. We will share the gift of silence with a guided invitation to prayer, and the availability of supportive practices. Cost: Free-will offering Presenter https://cranaleith.org/profile/maria-dibello-rsm/
Surviving Tough Times: The Witness of Howard Thurman – Online/Virtual
Register This program is part of a series in which we look to our spiritual heritage for examples of people who have survived tough times. We are currently particularly challenged by the pandemic and systemic racism – and all their attendant difficulties. Others before us have leaned into the Gospels and let God’s mercy flow through them as they took on the challenges of their day: Catherine McAuley, Katherine Drexel, Howard Thurman, Berta Caçeres and our own families. Let their…