Margie Winters

Margie Winters loves to accompany others on their spiritual journeys, finding joy in helping others see God’s presence and Mercy in their lives. She brings with her experience in pastoral ministry, faith formation of adults and children, campus ministry, music ministry and spiritual direction.  For many years, Margie taught in Mercy elementary and secondary education, inviting students and teachers to experience God in themselves and one another and with those on the margins.   Her own journey was touched deeply by her time as a lay missionary serving the community of San Antonio de Padua in the Dominican Republic and by her work at Project HOME where the stories of those experiencing homelessness deepened her compassion and taught her the power of creating communal spaces of mercy and love.  At Cranaleith, Margie will serve as Director of Programs, facilitating retreats, working with community partners and offering spiritual accompaniment.  She is overjoyed to return home to Mercy!

Margie holds a Masters in Divinity from Weston Jesuit School of Theology, a certificate in spiritual direction from Cranaleith Spiritual Center, and degrees in nursing and English.

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Upcoming Programs by Margie Winters

Spiritual Direction Interest

Also Maria DiBello, RSM, Mary Trainer, RSM and Bernadette Rudolph

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.

Solitude Day (self-catered)

Also Maria DiBello, RSM, Bernadette Rudolph and Mary Trainer, RSM

Open Dates
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!

Individual Directed Retreat (self-catered)

Also Maria DiBello, RSM, Mary Trainer, RSM and Bernadette Rudolph

Flexible Dates
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.

Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat December 4-5, 2026

Also Marian Uba

December 4 - 5, 2026
What might happen if you took twenty-four hours to enter into the quiet and stillness with?   Allow yourself the opportunity for renewal.

Making Room for the Light: An Advent day of reflection inspired by the writings of Jan Richardson

December 8, 2026
Advent is an invitation to pause, to listen, and to make room for the light that is always seeking a place within us. As the days grow shorter and the world around us becomes increasingly full, this retreat offers a quiet space to step away from the hurry of the season and turn inward. Drawing on the beautiful blessings, poetry, and reflections of Jan Richardson, we will explore the spiritual wisdom of waiting, longing, and hope.

A Season of Light: Celebrating Hope, Peace and Connection

Also Maria DiBello, RSM

December 20, 2026
Come celebrate the season with a community dinner, historic house tours, and a luminary walk.

Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat January 22-23, 2027

Also Christine Konopelski, SSJ

January 22 - 23, 2027
What might happen if you took twenty-four hours to enter into the quiet and stillness with?   Allow yourself the opportunity for renewal.

Overnight, Silent, Directed Retreat ~ March 19-20, 2027

March 19 - 20, 2027
What might happen if you took twenty-four hours to enter into the quiet and stillness with?   Allow yourself the opportunity for renewal.