Virtual Program
Programs – Bernadette oversees Programs.
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.
Restorative Movement and Sacred Stillness (Session Two)
Bethany Weed
February 5, 2026
Online
Come find stillness, spiritual connection and rest during the cold winter months. This four-week virtual series will combine gentle yoga, time for reflection on art or poetry, and group sharing.
Restorative Movement and Sacred Stillness (Session Three)
Bethany Weed
February 12, 2026
Online
Come find stillness, spiritual connection and rest during the cold winter months. This four-week virtual series will combine gentle yoga, time for reflection on art or poetry, and group sharing.
Restorative Movement and Sacred Stillness (Session Four)
Bethany Weed
February 19, 2026
Online
Come find stillness, spiritual connection and rest during the cold winter months. This four-week virtual series will combine gentle yoga, time for reflection on art or poetry, and group sharing.
Critical Concerns and Tech Ethics: A Conversation about AI
Nicholas Collura
February 25, 2026
Online
Many of us have strong feelings about AI—curiosity, hope, concern, unease—but we find ourselves grasping for a language with which to explore and articulate these feelings. This conversation offers a clear, accessible look at the ethical questions surrounding today’s Big Tech landscape, drawing on the presenter’s experience as a chaplain and ethicist at MIT.
The Embodied Spiritual Exercises (6 Sessions)
Bethany Weed
March 4 - April 15, 2026
Online
Through this program, you will be introduced to embodiment perspectives to consider and/or apply to each of Ignatius’s weeks in the Spiritual Exercises. Join us as we explore ways of integrating the body into our spiritual practice.
Praying with the Poetry of Your Life: A Lenten Time of Reflection
Colette Lafia
March 10, 2026
Online
Join us as we welcome Colette Lafia to the Cranaleith community. Using her new book, Leaving the Shore: Experiencing Poetry as Prayer, she will invite us to explore how praying with poetry helps us recognize the sacred in the small details of our everyday lives.