Stay at home or hang out in the mountains or at the beach in solitude, silence, and prayer.  Then, log in once/day on Zoom to meet with one of our experienced Spiritual Directors.  This spiritual director or companion will give direction to your reflection based on your needs coming into the retreat. Day and evening hours are offered for spiritual direction and all conversations are confidential. Please note: This is a virtual retreat and does not include lodging or meals provided by Cranaleith. 

This registration is for a single onsite day retreat at Cranaleith.  You will have access to a private room as well as the beautiful grounds of Cranaleith. The retreatant remains in solitude and chooses what to do/reflect on during the retreat time. You may wish to focus on Scripture or a spiritual book; you may choose to think through a problem or a decision you are facing.  You may choose to just rest and be still. You also have the option of meeting with a spiritual director.  Please request that on the interest form and be aware that a donation…

A limited number of spaces are available each week for those interested in coming onto our campus for 1-5 days/nights. Staff and retreatants will follow local and CDC guidelines. Retreat is a time for solitude, silence and prayer.  You may wish to focus on Scripture or a spiritual book; you may choose to think through a problem or a decision you are facing.  You may choose to just rest and be still. In addition, you will meet daily with a staff member.  This spiritual director – also called a spiritual companion – will give direction to your reflection based on…

Join us for 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.   Program is held weekly. You can attend as many as you’d like via zoom.

““It is through weakness and vulnerability that most of us learn empathy and compassion and discover our soul. Human beings are actually created for the transcendent, for the sublime, for the beautiful, for the truthful… and all of us are given the task of trying to make this world a little more hospitable to these beautiful things.”  ― Desmond Tutu  Creation in November offers us the muted colors of acceptance and surrender.  The trees intensify their witness of “letting go,” and invite us to do the same.  As we reflect on the gifts of the journey, we reverence both the losses…

My soul cries out with a joyful shout That the God of my heart is great And my spirit sings of the Wondrous things That you bring to the ones who wait    Canticle of the Turning   In the noisy hostility of our world’s chaos, come, rest in the silent wonder that unleashed Mary’s beautiful, prophetic song.  On this simple morning of prayerful pondering, we will enter Mary’s heart.  We will bring the surprise and unknown, the joy and ambiguity of our own hearts.  Scripture, music and image will hold us in the quiet.