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Mahan Siler, who is in his early 90's, is a longtime Wisdom student of Cynthia Bourgeault and resides near Asheville, NC. He is a retired Baptist Pastor, social justice activist, mentor to many, and currently applies his systems awareness lens as an Elder. In this interview Mahan shares what it is like to prepare to become a good Ancestor.   For more information about Moravian University School of...

Cynthia Bourgeault, a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader, teaching and spreading the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths. In this podcast Cynthia offers another teaching on the 50 Thin Days of Easter, the Easter-tide days between Easter and Pentecost, particularly focusing on the final days of Ascension leading to Pentecost. C...

A  conversation with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, poet, teacher, speaker. She is a writing facilitator who co-hosts Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process, which is also on substack. Her daily audio series, The Poetic Path, is on the Ritual app. Her poems have appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS News Hour, O Magazine, American Life in Poetry, and Carnegie Hall stage. Her recent collectio...

Join this conversation with Cathy AJ Hardy about her experience of journeying through the Easter-tide experiences of the 50 Thin Days, as she continues to love her Beloveds through the veil.  Cathy is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and founder of Soul Care ®, offering courses in spiritual formation and direction. A facilitator of soul work for the past two decades, Cathy is also the au...

Dr. Erik Ranstrom shares his spiritual autobiography, how he was drawn to both Spiritual Direction and the Ignatian Exercises, and then he leads us in an Ignatian EXAMEN. Dr. Erik Ranstrom is the Assistant Professor of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at our School of Theology at Moravian University, and serves as the Degree Coordinator of our Chaplaincy Program. Prior to his work at Moravian, Erik w...

Join us for an Easter Lectio Divina Meditation as we stand at the crossroad of spring. These words inspired by Macrina Wiederkehr, O.S.B., Steve Garners-Holmes and Henri Nouwen.  For more information about Moravian University School of Theology Spiritual Direction Certificate Program:    https://www.moravian.edu/school-theology/academics/certificates Music by Robert Long: robertjohnlong@gmail.com

A repost of our very first podcast episode in honor of our Beloved Amma Rita who now ‘supervises from the other side’  ~Mary the Mother of Tenderness, be with our beloved Amma now. Join Hosts Pam and Marcella as they have a conversation with MTS Spiritual Director Supervisors, Pat Herbst and Rita Pursel who we fondly call our Amma's. Listen as they share their journey as Spiritual Directors and th...

Cynthia Bourgeault is a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader. She divides her time between solitude and sailing the waters around her seaside hermitage in Maine and traveling globally to teach and spread the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths. In this podcast Cynthia offers a teaching on the 50 Thin Days of Easter, the Easter-t...

Heather Ruce joins us to talk about having "Conscious Relationships" with the people in our lives. Heather says being conscious is a spiritual practice that we must tend to with intentionality, attention and awareness. Heather works with individuals in Wisdom Spiritual Direction and facilitates wisdom practice circles, groups, retreats, and wisdom schools. She offers teaching and guidance in vario...

Contemplation is about waking up. To be contemplative is to experience an event fully, in all aspects practicing the presence of the Holy. Join us for an exploration and a guided meditation. Inspired by, Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun. For more information about Moravian University School of Theology Spiritual Direction Certificate Program:   https://www.moravian.edu/school-theolo...

Join this conversation with Cathy AJ Hardy, author of the book Pause; A Year of Soulful Meditation. Cathy is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and founder of Soul Care ®, offering courses in spiritual formation and direction. A facilitator of soul work for the past two decades, Cathy is also the author of four books: Love Breathes with Me (2018), Walk With Me (2020), and Love Breathes Wit...

What does the world need right now? As Maureen took this question to heart, what arose is the world needs our greatness--the fullness of one's being. Using meditation is a spiritual practice that helps you shift your perception to get inside of things...join us for a great conversation and as Maureen leads us an embodied heart meditation. She says that freedom can be found with  conscious communio...

A conversation with author Nancy Fitzgerald about her book: Brigid’s Mantle: Finding the Fiery Saint of Kildare at the Heart of Celtic Christianity (2025).    Nancy is an award winning journalist specializing in health, wellness, and spirituality. Her work has appeared in publications including Parents, The New York Times, national Geographic, Prevention, Guidepost, and Commenweal. Nancy's book wa...

Join us for Lectio Divina with readings from Love Poems from God by Daniel Ladinsky. A collection of poems by twelve “timeless spiritual writers” from both the East and the West. They include Christian writers such as St. Catherine of Siena, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross as well as writers of other faith traditions. This mediation also includes a loving eyes rea...

A conversation with Dr. Catherine Williams, highlighting her new book: Preaching and Music: Powerful Partners in Proclamation. Dr. Williams joined the faculty at Lancaster Theological Seminary in 2017, now housed in The School of Theology (which includes both Moravian and Lancaster Seminaries), after serving both the academy and the church. Her Princeton Theological Seminary PhD dissertation was o...

Imagine that you are outside walking and you notice a bird soaring high above you. You focus on its wings and the way it holds itself up in the air, gently gliding. Join us for this guided presence practice using birds as a metaphor. Imaginative meditation inspired by NCHPAD. Poetry by Jennifer Hoffman and Mary Oliver.  For more information about Moravian Theological Seminary's Spiritual Direction...

An interview of Dr. Cindy Lee author of Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC-Centered Spiritual Direction. Rev. Mia White joins the interview, as a graduate of our MTS Spiritual Direction Program, and as a member of the BIPOC community. As a Taiwanese American, Dr. Cindy Lee has a PhD in Practical Theology in Spiritual Formation from Claremont School of Theology and a DMin in Transformational Leadershi...

Join Pam Robertson for a whole body relaxation mediation for fall. I am Listening poem by Macrina Wiederkehr and Joyce Rupp from Circle of Life: The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons. What Makes a Fire Burn poem by Judy Brown, from The Sea Accepts All Rivers.    For more information about Moravian Theological Seminary's Spiritual Direction Program: https://www.moravianseminary.edu/academics/cert...

A  conversation with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, poet, teacher, speaker. She is a writing facilitator who co-hosts Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process, which is also on substack. Her daily audio series, The Poetic Path, is on the Ritual app. Her poems have appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, PBS News Hour, O Magazine, American Life in Poetry, and Carnegie Hall stage. Her recent collectio...

50 Thin Days of Easter with Cynthia Bourgeault, a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader, teaching and spreading the recovery of the Christian contemplative and Wisdom paths. In this podcast Cynthia offers another teaching on the 50 Thin Days of Easter, the Easter-tide days between Easter and Pentecost, particularly focusing on the final 10 days  betw...

Christine Valters Paintner is the Abbess at the Abbey of the Arts ( www.abbeyofthearts.com ), an online global monastery without walls, offering retreats, classes, books, and resources to nurture contemplative practice and creative expression. A writer, artist, spiritual director, retreat facilitator, and teacher, she earned her PhD in Christian Spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union in...

Jennika Eckhaus, Moravian University Chaplain, is an ordained presbyter in the Moravian Church. She is a 1998 graduate of Moravian University and a 2001 graduate of Moravian Theological Seminary. She also graduated with her Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Moravian in 2020 and on May 3rd she will graduate with her Doctor of Ministry Degree, also from Moravian. As Chaplain, Jennika works to...

Join us for a guided meditation to easter your spirit! A lectio divina with Macrina Weiderkehr's poem, Listening to Spring and a daily Examen of the last twenty four hours of your life.  For more information about Moravian Theological Seminary's Spiritual Direction Program: https://www.moravianseminary.edu/academics/certificate/spiritual-direction Music by Robert Long: robertjohnlong@gmail.com

Find a quiet place and join us for a guided grounding meditation! Inspired and adapted readings from Valerie Kaur, Sherry Zak Morris and Jack Kornfield. Blessing of Angels by John O'Donohue and Change Is In The Air by Melody Beattie.  For more information about Moravian Theological Seminary's Spiritual Direction Program: https://www.moravianseminary.edu/academics/certificate/spiritual-direction Mu...

Nancy Bieber is Author of Decision Making and Spiritual Discernment: the Sacred Art of Finding Your Way. Nancy rooted in her Quaker tradition, is a spiritual director and psychologist, a writer and teacher. She has taught at the School of the Spirit (Quaker), Oasis Ministries (ecumenical), and Lancaster Theological Seminary. She has frequently led retreats and workshops for groups around the count...