Upcoming Retreats
Tuesdays, Nov. 24, Dec. 1, 8 & 15, 7-8:30pm
with Leslie Porreca, RSM
Come to one or more!
Mondays, Nov. 30, 7, 14 & 21 7:00-8:30 pm
with Maureen O'Connell, PhD
Come to one or more!
with Cathy Maguire, RSM
Mondays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28
Wednesday, Dec. 9, 9am-noon
with Maria DiBello, RSM
Saturday, Dec. 12, 10a-noon
with Mickey McGrath OSFS
Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7-8:30pm
All programs are offered virtually on Zoom. Scholarships are available because everyone is welcome at Cranaleith. Please email info@cranaleith.org so we can assist you.
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“Heaven is a banquet,
and life is a banquet, too, even with a crust,
where there is companionship.”
Dorothy Day
Dear Friends,
This Thanksgiving, we sit at crowded spiritual tables even as our physical tables are subdued. We long for the companionship of loved ones. We connect globally to all who share our isolation and suffering. We are one with our brothers and sisters who bear the wounds of the inequity and hostility among us. We welcome the courageous, generous servants who pour themselves out for our safety.
As we look around at these companions, we are bidden to “feast our eyes,” to see the kindom of God in our midst. In the hope and abundance we share, the simplest gifts of life are suddenly revealed as precious and enduring. The mercies of God are not exhausted. Each morning they are made new, so great is God’s faithfulness.
Cranaleith has prepared a “banquet of opportunities” for the season of Advent. In place of your usual December activities, please consider spending time with God through these programs.
Please know our gratitude for the Cranaleith community: guests, donors, volunteers, presenters. Your belief in this mission nourishes us. Happy Thanksgiving!
The Cranaleith Staff
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“We have all known the long loneliness,
and we have learned that the only solution is love,
and that love comes with community.
Dorothy Day
Cranaleith from Home is published every two weeks.
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Bake from Home
Rosemary Bread
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Sr. Leslie says, "A basic, FOOLPROOF homemade rosemary bread recipe
here! Anyone can make this! I PROMISE!!!! And the bread comes out just perfect!"
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Donating to Cranaleith just got a little bit easier... |
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Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase prices to Cranaleith.
- Shop at smile.amazon.com (not amazon.com). Type Cranaleith Spiritual Center in the search bar and our organization will appear on the page.
- Or when using your Amazon Shopping app on your mobile phone, make sure Amazon Smile is ON.
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These holidays will be different! Take advantage of the extra time you may find on your hands and enjoy one of our excellent Advent retreats! Begin by joining either of our Advent series -- come for one or more evenings!
Whatever you can swing, you are welcome.
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Leslie Porreca, RSM
Tuesdays, starting Nov. 24
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Maureen O'Connell, PhD
Mondays, starting Nov. 30
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Gather peace, joy, hope and love
from community and from God's love for you.
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Poetry from Home
The Place I Want to Get Back To
by Mary Oliver
The place I want to get back to
is where
in the pinewoods
in the moments between
the darkness
and first light
two deer
came walking down the hill...
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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. Our Fall 2020 Reopening Plan follows CDC guidelines.
Contact Maria DiBello, RSM,
to schedule the time for renewal you’ve been missing!
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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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Reflect from Home:
Christ the King, Cycle A
Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17; 1Cor 15:20-26, 28; and Mt 25:31-46
As we flounder in our own suffering, renewed by the rise in pandemic infections, this feast invites us to tend the suffering of others. Why? Love rescues us... Read more.
For reflection:
- In prayer, imagine God as the shepherd who saves us. What arises in you?
- Find a way to spend time with someone in need. Afterwards, reflect on how God was present in that person.
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So Grateful for Our Volunteers! |
Boy Scout Troup 290 creates a path to enhance Cranaleith’s Environmental Education Area.
They join the many volunteers who have blessed Cranaleith over the years. Thank you to everyone!
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Listen from Home
Music to Express Your Thanks
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Resources From Home
Community Support
Explore from Home
Spiritual Direction
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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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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