Upcoming Retreats
Tues., Oct. 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 1, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 3, 6:30-8:30 pm
Sat., Nov. 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m
Wed., Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-Noon
Deepening Our Wisdom Years: Dorothy Day with Marie Michele Donnelly, RSM
All programs are offered remotely. Scholarships are available because everyone is welcome at Cranaleith. Please email info@cranaleith.org so we can assist you.
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Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away none of your energy, vitality or joy. On the contrary, you will become what the Father had in mind when he created you,
and you will be faithful to your deepest self. -- Pope Francis
Dear Friends:
On Monday, maple leaves fell from the huge tree along the upper drive here at Cranaleith. Each one lay separately on the pavement, shining with wet and blazing red. It had been easy not to notice them, certainly not each individual one. In Monday’s wind and rain, their letting go in the storm -- that allowed their beauty to be seen.
We are all made for the beauty of holiness. God takes the world’s rough and exhausting treatment of us and guides us through, transforming us along the way.
This is happening to you right now. Let our upcoming programs about the paths others have traveled to holiness help you notice how God is at work in the world… and in you.
With mercy-filled prayers for you,
The Cranaleith Staff
The only great tragedy in life is not to become a saint. -- León Bloy
Cranaleith From Home is now being published every two weeks.
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Post-Election America: Where is Your Citizenship? with Danny L. Thomas, Executive Director, The Peace Center; Bucks County
Saturday, November 7, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
We will gather in the aftermath of the 2020 election, perhaps still uncertain of the results and definitely uncertain how to move forward as a nation. What is certain is that we need conversations around building peace beyond our own tribe or culture.
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Having trouble imagining what it’s like to experience a retreat online?
Bernadette Rudolph, program director at Cranaleith, describes what it’s like to join a retreat or program virtually online whether it is for an hour or a full day. Anything that can be done in person can be done in a virtual setting.
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Do you need to get away? Do you miss Cranaleith’s beauty?
Have you taken quiet time with God lately?
Book a Private Onsite Retreat Now!
Consider coming to Cranaleith for an onsite retreat for two to seven days. We can safely host up to four overnight retreatants at a time.
Contact Maria DiBello, RSM, at mdibello@cranaleith.org or 215-934-6206, ext. 102, to schedule the time for renewal you’ve been missing!
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Reflect From Home
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Exodus 22:20-26 and Matthew 22:34-40
READING:
This Sunday’s passage addresses situations where one person has power and the other does not. While the powerless are constantly aware of the powerful, the powerful often do not notice the powerless. We may attend briefly, to donate a few things or a few hours, but then we literally drive back to our comfort
zones. If we do something that will really change the status of the powerless, it may change our status as well. Yet we love God and want to do as God asks. How can we muster the empathy God calls for?
FOR REFLECTION:
- With whom do you struggle to be compassionate? How is that person hurting inside?
- Try to listen twice as much as you speak today. What difference does it make in your ability to be compassionate?
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Honey Sale!
Sweet Mercy Honey
is now available for sale!
While supplies last get local honey farmed and harvested here on our property.
Visit Our Farm Table at Cranaleith
Every Saturday in October.
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Pre-order for Curbside Pickup
Pick-up times: Mondays, 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon
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Healing from Pandemic Stress
Check out these resources from Cranaleith’s sister spiritual center in St. Louis. The website offers resources and a virtual place to share stories.
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Resources From Home
Community Support
Explore from Home
Spiritual Direction
We are still offering Spiritual Direction via phone and teleconferencing. Contact Cathy Maguire, RSM at cmaguire@cranaleith.org or 215-858-6239. Psychotherapy is also available. Please contact Leslie Porreca, RSM, LCSW.
Retreats
Individual Retreats Available -- both online and onsite options! Call Maria DiBello, RSM, at 215-934-6206 or visit our website www.cranaleith.org/retreats to learn more.
Connect With Us Online
Get daily prayers, reflections, blog posts and images from our beautiful property via our website and social media channels.
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Office Associate
In this role, the individual will bring his or her organizational prowess, expert attention to detail, service orientation and highly motivated drive to provide high-quality administration and clerical assistance to the organization’s administrative leadership and patrons.
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Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Cranaleith offers a contemplative space for all those seeking wholeness and transformation for themselves and society. We are committed to making Cranaleith accessible to all, especially to persons who are poor and those who work in solidarity with them. We invite those at the center of need and those at the center of influence to reflection, reverent dialogue and meaningful partnerships. Please help us support our work.
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Cranaleith Spiritual Center | 13475 Proctor Road | Phila., PA 19116
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