Calendar of Events
Evenings of Contemplative Prayer (virtual)
Maria DiBello, RSM
September 8, 2025 - May 18, 2026
A simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of God within us and within our broken/blessed world.
Wednesday Contemplative Prayer at Noon (virtual)
Maria DiBello, RSM
February 25 - June 4, 2026
Join us as we pray in solidarity with the Interfaith Prayer Vigils for Immigrant Justice that are being held at the ICE Office in Philadelphia. This will be a simple time of quiet presence to the merciful heart of the Spirit 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.
Knit, Crochet & Women's Wisdom: April 7 - June 16
Cathy Maguire RSM
April 7 - June 16, 2026
Cranaleith
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).
2026 Pentecost Novena for Racial Healing: New Encounters
May 16 - 24, 2026
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Join New Encounters: Catholics Confronting Racism as they celebrate Pentecost Novena from Saturday, May 16th through Sunday, May 24th. Receive daily posts for 9 consecutive days to Pentecost - the birthday of the Church as the Body of Christ made up of people of every race and ethnicity!
Memorial Day Death Wail Ceremony
Jenny Pacanowski
May 25, 2026
Cranaleith Spirtual Center
Join veterans Chris Antal and Jenny Pacanowski for a time of remembrance, mourning, and release on the contemplative sanctuary grounds at Cranaleith Spiritual Center. We will build our capacity to both care about the human and environmental costs of US wars, and care for ourselves, veterans and other after war survivors in our communities.
Being and Loving Who You Are: An Online Retreat with Brother Mickey McGrath
Michael O'Neill McGrath, OSFS
June 3, 2026
Online
Mature and lively faith requires not just the acceptance of who we are- in all our blessed uniqueness - but the loving embrace of our true selves. After all, we are made in the image and likeness of a God who doesn’t dwell on our failings and sinfulness, but rather loves us with our warts as well as our wonders. Must be true because all the great mystics and saints have said so!
Rooted & Rising: Garden Gathering in Support of Cranaleith
June 4, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Come, be part of something new! Join us for our first ever donor brunch outdoors on the beautiful grounds of Cranaleith as we gather to share stories, reflect together, and notice what is growing here. We’ll explore how your generosity helps sustain and deepen the work of cultivating wholeness and transformation—for individuals and society. […]
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat June 5-6
Christine Konopelski, SSJ and Margie Winters
June 5 - 6, 2026
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.
Toll the Bell Day
Maria DiBello, RSM and Margie Winters
June 5, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Join us as we toll our historic bell in solidarity with efforts to end gun violence in our neighborhoods and invite all who hear to respond to the call.
Paths of Peace: Stories of Courage and Empowerment: Ritual Storytelling by Military Veterans and their Families
Jenny Pacanowski
June 6, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Cranaleith invites you to a transformative community storytelling experience, where the voices of veterans open a path toward healing, connection, and renewal. In a setting rooted in quiet reflection and shared presence, this gathering offers space for stories to be spoken, received, and gently held in community. This unique performance focuses on veterans sharing their experiences while releasing what no longer serves them. It is a space rooted in reflection, resilience, and connection.
Sankofa Song Encore: A New Negro Spiritual for the I.C.E. Age
Warren B. Cooper
June 14, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center - Conference Room
Join us for an immersive audio-visual musical journey through the history of the Negro Spiritual and its enduring relevance today. In a time when human rights and common decency are under threat, this presentation speaks prophetically beyond race and culture, offering a vision of a new face of freedom and a way forward for all.
Jesus’ Synodal Way of Being
Bernadette Rudolph
June 15 - 29, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Many people are wondering if there is a way to be in our society that is not divisive, but rather, unitive, a way that leads to everyone flourishing and not just a few winning. Synodality, an ancient Christian paradigm for community, can provide just such a way. This ground-breaking, three-part study will concentrate on the synodal way Jesus lived, exploring Jesus’ posture, practices and priorities through prayer, discussion, input, lectio and visio divina,and song.
Explore the Wisdom in Your Dreams
Julia McKeon
June 24 - July 29, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
In this engaging and supportive community experience, you’ll enter a shared space of curiosity and trust, where dreams become doorways to deeper self-understanding and spiritual insight. Together, we’ll gently explore the vivid, mysterious, and often surprising images that arise in our sleep, asking not just What do they mean? but What might they be inviting in us?
Finding Peace through Story and Song: An Afternoon of Music with HMS
Stephen G. Hart and HMS Acoustic Band
June 28, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Why write songs? For me, songwriting is how I find peace. Each song begins in the unfinished places: a lingering question, a tender memory, a quiet ache for meaning. Each song is a journey—an unfolding that moves from restlessness toward resolution, from searching toward a kind of gentle peace. I warmly invite you to join us at Cranaleith for an intimate afternoon of original music woven together with the stories that gave each song life.
7-Day Directed Silent Retreat 2026
Maria DiBello, RSM and Mary Trainer, RSM
July 24 - 31, 2026
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. Come away and be with the Spirit for awhile.