Programs
Programs – Bernadette oversees Programs.
On site or virtual
Hybrid – blend of on site and virtual
On demand
Work and Spirit
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.
The Enneagram: A Tool for Spiritual Growth - on demand
Nicholas Collura
Open Dates
In this first part of Cranaleith’s Enneagram series, learn about the nine personality structures in ways that are enlightening both to beginners and to those with knowledge of the Enneagram.
Converting Vice to Virtue with the Help of the Ennegram - on demand
Nicholas Collura
Open Dates
In this second part of Cranaleith’s Enneagram series, learn spiritual practices to move you beyond the "stuck place" that keeps you from living fully.
Intimacy and Inspiration in the Psalms - on demand
Bernadette Rudolph
Open Dates
Soak in the psalmists’ vivid expressions and tease out how they can take your relationship with God deeper. Let the Psalms also serve as inspiration for your own prayers to God.
Spiritual Cataracts and New Horizons: The Holy Ideas of the Enneagram - on demand
Nicholas Collura
Open Dates
The wisdom of the Enneagram reveals how our ego’s particular pattern creates a specific “cataract” that clouds our vision of the divine nature. Learn about these cataracts and the process that moves us beyond them.
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
Knit, Crochet & Women's Wisdom: September 16 - December 16, 2025
Cathy Maguire RSM
September 16 - December 16, 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.
Voices of Resilience: High School Spoken Word Exchange
October 17, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Cranaleith will come alive with diverse voices of resilient youth from across the city! The showcase will feature 15 talented student acts chosen to represent youth programs from across the Philadelphia region.
Truth and Reconciliation: Bringing Together What’s Been Separated
Ellen Browning-Lafferty
October 18, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
We find ourselves in a current political, economic, and sociological climate of “us vs. them,” thinking steeped in division, fear, righteousness, and violence. According to Family Constellations, reconciliation is defined as “bringing together that which has been separated.” We’ll explore what can be done to bring together that which has been separated in our families, communities, countries, and within our own selves.
Legacy Letters & the "Alphabet Soup" of Giving
Stephen Pappaterra, Esq., Kathleen S. Burns, Esq. and Cyndy Pappaterra, M.A., LCADC
October 21, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
"For where your wealth is, there your heart will be also." - Matthew 6:21 Wealth comes in many forms; and wealth can be passed on in many ways. Wealth can refer to material possessions, but also to non-financial forms of wealth, such as a passion for social justice, appreciation for beauty in the arts, or […]
Christ at the Kitchen Door
Michael O'Neill McGrath, OSFS
November 1, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
In these turbulent times of unrest and anxiety it is important to remember that creativity and beauty will save us; that the peace of Christ is always in our midst, often in faces and places and circumstances where we normally don’t recognize Him.
Bearing Witness to Other's Pain with Compassion: A Reflective Day for Chaplains, Counselors, and Spiritual Directors
Jack Geracci
November 1, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Come away for a day to reflect on your spiritual life and how it has been impacted by listening to the pain of others. This reflective day offers chaplains, counselors, and spiritual directors the space to pause, breathe, and acknowledge how the sorrows of others touch and shape their inner life.
Twilight of Giving: 2025 Luminary Fundraiser
November 1 - December 15, 2025
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 "Gift of Resilience: A Musical Experience featuring Leslie Burrs" program. Cranaleith warmly invites you to take part in a gesture of remembrance, to honor and memorialize […]
Laudato Si’: Vision and Reality Ten Years Later
Bernadette Rudolph, Nicholas Collura, Marianne Comfort and Philo Morris, MMS
November 2, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
“What [we] need is an ecological conversion, whereby the effects of [our] encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in [our] relationship with the world around [us]. Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” […]
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat November 7-8, 2025
John Buettler and Bernadette Rudolph
November 7 - 8, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Often life is so full, we cannot hear God. Or maybe we are busy, busy, busy and our spirits need some Sabbath rest. 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 retreat begins at 7 p.m. on Friday […]
A Spirituality of Aging
Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM
November 11, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
As we move through life, growth does not stop with age—it simply takes new forms. The later years invite us to reflect more deeply on meaning, connection, and the sacred. What dimensions of the spiritual life can nourish and sustain us in this season?
A Pilgrimage of Sorrow and Hope
Bernadette Rudolph and Margie Winters
November 11, 2025
Our lives are a pilgrimage: paths marked by heartbreak, but also by the stubborn, green leaves of renewal. In this program, we will invite you to travel — virtually, across continents and cultures — to places where grief is inscribed into land and story, and where hope is being born out of that very weight. […]
Intro to Family Constellations: Releasing Ancestral Burdens and Reclaiming Support
Ellen Browning-Lafferty
November 13, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
This workshop is an experiential introduction to Systemic Family Constellation work. This modality offers a systemic lens through which to understand both intergenerational trauma and intergenerational fortitude. In this live, interactive workshop, participants will have the opportunity to experience the process of Family Constellations for themselves.
Discovering our Soul: A Retreat Day for Women Veterans
Maria DiBello, RSM
November 15, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Creation in November offers us the muted colors of acceptance and surrender. The trees intensify their witness of “letting go,” and invite us to do the same. As we reflect on the gifts of the journey, we reverence both the losses that have transformed us and the abundant harvest we have known.
The Abundance of Sunchokes: A Hands-on Harvest & Tasting Experience
Jess Wszolek
November 16, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Ever dug for treasure in a garden? Come join us as we unearth the golden bounty of Jerusalem artichokes—also known as sunchokes—from Cranaleith’s lower garden!
Our Advent Journey of Hope (virtual)
Michael O'Neill McGrath, OSFS
December 3, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
The Gospel stories of the Advent and Christmas seasons will come alive in the colorful art of Brother Mickey. The Advent stories and images are a perfect time to reflect on the lives of those migrating to new lands and making their home among strangers.
An Advent Contemplative Morning: Mary’s Song ~ A Cry of Hope and Resilience
Maria DiBello, RSM
December 10, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
In the noisy hostility of our world’s chaos, come, rest in the silent wonder that unleashed Mary’s beautiful, prophetic song. On this simple morning of prayerful pondering, we will enter Mary’s heart. We will bring the surprise and unknown, the joy and ambiguity of our own hearts. Scripture, music and image will hold us in the quiet.
Women Waiting: An Advent Evening of Reflection (Virtual Program)
Christine Marie Eberle
December 12 - 16, 2025
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
During this Advent evening of prayer, we’ll keep company with several Biblical women who model the holy waiting to which we are called: a waiting with courage, patience, and trust in God’s promise.
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat December 19-20
Christine Konopelski, SSJ and Margie Winters
December 19 - 20, 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 Gift of Resilience: A Musical Experience featuring Leslie Burrs
Leslie Burrs
December 21, 2025
Cranaleith
This free, family friendly event will celebrate the season with historic house tours, holiday craft, and melodies from Leslie Burrs. Supper will be available.
Save the Date: The Trauma-Informed Spiritual Exercises: Growing Your Spiritual and Pastoral Caregiving Skills for Life’s Wounded
Christine Marie Eberle and Robert McChesney, SJ
January 31 - February 1, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Research indicates that about 70% of people have been exposed to at least one traumatic event: suffering injuries to body, mind, brain, and spirit. If you are a spiritual or pastoral caregiver, this program—grounded in Ignatian spirituality—will help you develop your trauma-informed self-awareness and professional skills.
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat February 27,-28, 2026
Christine Konopelski, SSJ and John Buettler
February 27 - 28, 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.
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.