Programs
Give a Gift Certificate
Open Dates
A thoughtful gift to support their path of spiritual growth, connection, and renewal. Whether it’s for a program or an individual retreat, we have flexible options for everyone.
Spiritual Direction Interest
Bernadette Rudolph, Maria DiBello, RSM, Mary Trainer, RSM and Margie Winters
Open Dates
Our spiritual directors offer gentle encouragement to open fully to God’s loving presence and to discern the action of the Spirit around and in you.
Individual Virtual Directed Retreat
Maria DiBello, RSM, Mary Trainer, RSM and Bernadette Rudolph
Open Dates
Online
Stay at home or bring your retreat experience to the beach, mountains or wherever you are!
Scholarship Request Form
Open Dates
Thank you for your interest in coming to Cranaleith. It is part of our mission to provide all persons, regardless of economic situation, access to spiritual renewal and contemplation. Please complete the request form and someone will get back to you shortly.
Solitude Day (self-catered)
Maria DiBello, RSM, Bernadette Rudolph, Mary Trainer, RSM and Margie Winters
Open Dates
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Seeking a hermitage experience? This retreat allows you to be by yourself throughout your stay and do your own cooking. Let Cranaleith's warmth and beauty provide a renewing space for you!
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.
Volunteering at Cranaleith
Open Dates
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Cranaleith offers many rewarding volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups. If you’d like to know more about volunteering at Cranaleith, please complete the interest form and a member of our volunteer team will contact you in the next few days.
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.
Cranaleith Memorial/Commemorative Brick Interest
Open Dates
The Brick may be a Memorial Brick or a Commemorative/Celebratory brick (person is living). The first part of our Commemorative Brick Program will be replacing the bricks surrounding our Labyrinth. In the future, there will be opportunities for placing bricks in other areas of Cranaleith. Twice a Year, there will be a Brick […]
Individual Private Retreat (self-catered)
Flexible Dates
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
This retreat allows you to be by yourself throughout your stay and do your own cooking. Let Cranaleith's warmth and beauty provide a renewing space for you!
Individual Directed Retreat (self-catered)
Maria DiBello, RSM, Mary Trainer, RSM, Bernadette Rudolph and Margie Winters
Flexible Dates
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
For some, retreat time includes the joys of cooking for oneself! The beauty, rest and solitude of Cranaleith await you. Meet daily with a spiritual director during your stay.
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).
Integral Ecology: A Far-Sighted Vision
Bernadette Rudolph
April 11, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Pope Francis brilliantly pointed out that the pain of the planet is intertwined with the suffering of human beings. Easy answers are not enough; in fact they almost always worsen the climate crisis. Pray and reflect in community on an ecology that “take[s] us to the heart of what it is to be human” (Laudato Sì, 11).
Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat (April 17th-18th)
Margie Winters and John Buettler
April 17 - 18, 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.
The Courage to Live: A Retreat for Women Veterans
Maria DiBello, RSM and Kelly Denton-Borhaug, PhD
April 18, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
At the heart of this season when creation models the courage for new life, we will explore our own power for transformation. We will recognize the deep well of strength we hold in vulnerability, surrender and community. Through the wisdom and tender support of one another, we will awaken the healing and hope we share. Images from Cranaleith’s colorful beauty, poetry and ritual will accompany us. The day will include insights into the moral injury we carry uniquely as women veterans.
2026 Mother's Day Brunch: Inviting & Honoring All Those Who Nurture
May 10, 2026
Cranaleith Spiritual Center
Situated on 10 naturally beautiful acres, Cranaleith welcomes all. Join us for our second 'annual' Mother’s Day Brunch, stroll our beautiful grounds, and create the gift of family memories with all who mother! The entire family is welcome to join us at Cranaleith. All guests must register in advance. We are unable to accommodate walk-ins. […]
Bearing the Light in Unbearable Times: A Conversation with Jan Richardson (Virtual or Join our Watch Party at Cranaleith)
Jan Richardson
May 16, 2026
Online or Watch Party Onsite
Join us for a conversation with Jan Richardson—acclaimed artist, writer, and ordained minister in the United Methodist Church whose work has guided countless people through seasons of grief, uncertainty, and renewal. Through her powerful poetic blessings, Jan offers language and imagery that help us face hard realities with courage, compassion, and holy imagination.
Invited to Something New: An Outdoor Morning Retreat
Bernadette Rudolph
May 16, 2026
Have you ever wanted time for stillness and renewal but never had the opportunity to visit a spiritual center like Cranaleith? Here is a mini-retreat just for beginners. Explore Cranaleith’s beautiful grounds and try out some simple spiritual practices. Bring yourself, just as you are, and let Sacred Mercy be a balm for whatever wearies you.
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.
Finding Peace through Story and Song: An Afternoon of Music with HMS
Stephen G. Hart and HMS Acoustic Band
June 14, 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.