Calendar of Events
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: January - March 2025
Cathy Maguire RSM
January 7 - March 25, 2025
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).
Drawn to Mercy: Artistic Perspectives by Students at Mercy Career & Technical High School
February 22, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Join us as students from Mercy Career and Technical High School proudly showcase their artwork in this unique exhibit. In the exhibit, you will find works of art that reflect the Critical Concerns of the Sisters of Mercy for the Earth, Women, Immigration, Racism and Nonviolence, as well as beautiful works depicting what is on the minds and hearts of the students.
Telling Your Sacred Story Part 3
Dawn Hayward and Margie Winters
February 23, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
A tale unfurls, as light as air, Of dreams and hearts that boldly care. In whispered words, a world is spun, A story told, two hearts as one. In every pause, a truth takes form, In simple tales, a quiet storm. Listen close, and you will find, The power of a story, free and kind. […]
Cranaleith Spiritual Direction Formation Program 2025-2027 Information Session
Maria DiBello, RSM, Beth Flannery, RSM, Advisor: Kathleen McAlpin, RSM, Honora Nicholson, RSM and Margie Winters
February 26, 2025
Online
Learn about this two-year certificate program, which nurtures and supports those who wish to deepen their own spirituality and discern spiritual companionship with others.
Repairing Beloved Garments the Sashiko Way
Jess Wszolek
February 27, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Join us on at Cranaleith’s art room to care for your well-worn pieces of clothing. Keeping with our concern for the earth, you will be able to repair, reinforce, or add some style to your most loved garments using the Sashiko method.
Thinking Like Wind: A Wind Chime Making Workshop
Jess Wszolek
February 27, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
We see the works of the wind in our everyday life though the movement of leaves, fabric swaying, and trees dancing. Join us to celebrate the wind through the creation of windchimes utilizing discarded pottery and glass. Ages 13 and above are welcome.
Loving Our Enemies: A Teaching for Our Time
Scott Hutchinson
March 1, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Jesus’ oft-ignored command to “love our enemies” is vital and timely as we navigate the emotional, political, and spiritual terrain of these days. Far from being idealistic, this love becomes an assertive expression of for-giveness with the power to break relentless cycles of diminishment, enable us to claim our own agency, and open fresh paths to promising futures.
Zentangle: A Meditative Art (Valentine Tangle)
Sue Trembeth
March 2, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Looking for a way to unwind from stress, focus your thoughts, or explore your creative side? Come learn the basics of Zentangle’s relaxing method of art and create a Valentine’s Day inspired piece.
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
Join us as we welcome Drs. Bob Wicks and Gloria Donnelly to Cranaleith for a conversation about their book, Overcoming Secondary Stress in Medical and Nursing Practice: A Guide to Professional Resilience and Personal Well-Being. There is no better time to dialogue about resilience, self-care, and secondary stress within the healthcare professions. Wicks and Donnelly […]
One Foot in front of the Other: Spiritual Walking Practices
Bernadette Rudolph
March 15, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
In these troubled times, our spiritual lives can feel stalled or paralyzed with hopelessness, fear or loneliness. A variety of walking practices have developed to help us keep going on our spiritual journeys. Come to Cranaleith’s lovely grounds on a spring day to sample walking practices that can help you find hope, courage and resilience in the face of life's challenges.
A "New-Negro-Spiritual" : Freedom Songs For This Moment In Time
Warren B. Cooper
March 16, 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.
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat
Christine Konopelski, SSJ and Margie Winters
March 21 - 22, 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.
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.
Repairing Beloved Garments the Sashiko Way
Jess Wszolek
March 27, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Join us on at Cranaleith’s art room to care for your well-worn pieces of clothing. Keeping with our concern for the earth, you will be able to repair, reinforce, or add some style to your most loved garments using the Sashiko method.
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat
John Buettler and Margie Winters
April 25 - 26, 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.
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.