On Site Program
Programs – Bernadette oversees Programs.
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).
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.
Repairing Beloved Garments the Sashiko Way
Jess Wszolek
January 30, 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.
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.
Zentangle: A Meditative Art (Valentine Tangle)
Sue Trembeth
February 9, 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.
Voices in the Wind Singing: A Retreat for Women Veterans
Maria DiBello, RSM
February 15, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
On this midwinter day of reflection and sharing, we will lean into the warmth and wisdom we hold together. As we explore the metaphor of the wind, we will ponder the unseen mysteries that reveal themselves to us on our life journeys.
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.
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.
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 […]
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.
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.
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.