Calendar of Events

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

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 accompaniment and see if it is something you would like to engage in as you walk your spiritual journey.  

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 those of another type.

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 care of the healthcare provider […]

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.