Calendar of Events
Cranaleith Memorial/Commemorative Brick Interest
Open Dates
The Brick may be a Memorial Brick or a Commemorative/Celebratory brick (person is living). The first part of our Commemorative Brick Program will be replacing the bricks surrounding our Labyrinth. In the future, there will be opportunities for placing bricks in other areas of Cranaleith. Twice a Year, there will be a Brick […]
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
Knit, Crochet & Womens' Wisdom: October- December 2024
Cathy Maguire RSM
October 1 - December 17, 2024
Onsite and online
Womens' Circles have been part of our culture and tradition since ancient times. A place for women to connect, share and celebrate. Join us as we knit and crochet projects each week, for various non-profit agencies. We have reflected on the words of Lisa Bogart (Knit, Purl, Pray), Joan Chittister (The Gift of Years), and currently on the words of Thich Nhat Hanh (Peace Is Every Step).
Twilight of Giving: 2024 Luminary Fundraiser
October 29 - December 14, 2024
On Saturday December 21st, as dusk falls, luminaries will gracefully line the drive to Cranaleith's Mill-Rae historic house, creating a warm and inviting path for all who attend our "A Season of Light, Peace and Healing" program. Cranaleith warmly invites you to take part in a gesture of remembrance, to honor and memorialize your loved […]
The Earth is Our Mother w/ Brother Mickey McGrath (online)
Michael O'Neill McGrath, OSFS
November 20, 2024
Online
Women mystics and saints, the Earth as Mother, and Gardens as places of Hope, Beauty and Connectedness! Join Artist and Storyteller, Brother Mickey McGrath, as he breaks open the wisdom that our hearts are gardens and Christ is the Gardener! We will explore our desperate need to be better nurturers of creation and leave Mother Earth a better place for future generations.
A Contemplative Morning of Gratitude and Grace
Margie Winters
November 20, 2024
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
The Thanksgiving season offers us a time to savor those things that move us to gratitude and into grace. Through conversation and engagement with scripture, poetry and song, we will explore what it means to cultivate grace and gratitude in our everyday lives and how that calls us to be in our suffering world.
The Spiritual Dimension of Our Politics
Nicholas Collura
November 21, 2024
Online
Join us for a contemplative evening as we discuss the often unseen spiritual and emotional dimensions that can lie beneath political discourse. Where can we locate grief behind grievance, a search for belonging beneath a politics of exclusion, and unity amid differences?
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Retreat--Complete Series (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 3 - 17, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and within us in this season of waiting and preparing?
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Online Retreat: Session One (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 3, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and within us in this season of waiting and preparing?
Advent Contemplative Morning: The Love that Knows Our Name
Maria DiBello, RSM
December 4, 2024
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
During these few hours of quiet, we will hold a space for Love’s gaze that meets our own. With our world’s longing, we will keep vigil for the dawn, breaking upon us in the tender compassion of our God. Scripture, poetry and songs of hope will draw us into silence, where the cry of all earth’s children can find belonging.
The Heart Beneath: A Holiday Careshop for Grief
Naila Francis
December 8, 2024
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
The holiday season is undeniably challenging for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. At a time when we gather in celebration and tradition, when we are surrounded by proclamations of joy and togetherness, when the tendency to keep going and doing is more ramped up and than ever, how do we make space for our grief?
The Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Retreat: Session Two (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 10, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and within us in this season of waiting and preparing?
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat
John Buettler and Maria DiBello, RSM
December 13 - 14, 2024
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 Invitations of Advent 2024: An Advent Retreat: Session Three (online)
Leslye Colvin
December 17, 2024
Online
For centuries, the people awaited the birth of the Christ as foretold by Hebrew prophets. Two millennia later, we believe the prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of a poor child in a stable in a small town in an occupied land. With this belief, what invitations are before and within us in this season of waiting and preparing?
Cranaleith Christmas Party
December 17, 2024
Cranaleith Conference & Education Building
It’s that time of year again – time to celebrate the season and all the great work we’ve done together! We would love for you to join us at our annual Christmas party for an afternoon of festive fun, laughter, and good company. Please RSVP by December 10th to help us plan accordingly. We look […]
A Season of Light, Peace & Healing: Jazz Concert & Historic House Tour
Warren B. Cooper
December 21, 2024
Cranaleith and The Warren Cooper Jazz Consortium invite you to a holiday concert and historic house tour of Cranaleith’s Mill-Rae house on Sunday, December 21, from 4-7:15pm. Join us as we celebrate the season with a focus on non-violence, light and healing. This special program aims to bring our community together to find solace, hope […]
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 Spirituality of Racial Justice
Lauren Brownlee
February 22, 2025
Cranaleith
Join us for a workshop where we will consider the patterns of bias, particularly around race, that show up in our spiritual communities and analyze how principles of racial justice reflect the principles of our own faith traditions.
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 […]
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.