Encountering Silence

Encountering Silence


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Silence and the Wisdom of Henri Nouwen: A Conversation with Gabrielle Earnshaw (Part 1)
October 07, 2019

Historian Gabrielle Earnshaw is the founding archivist of the Henri Nouwen Archives in Toronto, Canada. She has been the adviser to the Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust for eighteen years and is consulted throughout the world on Nouwen and his literary legacy...

Bushi Yamato Damashii: Silence and the Peaceful Samurai (Part Two)
September 30, 2019

Bushi Yamato Damashii returns for the second part of this two part interview. Click here to listen to part one. Bushi Yamato Damashi is the founder of Sangha Bodhi Christo (a Buddhist-Christian student and practice community),

Bushi Yamato Damashii: Silence and the Peaceful Samurai (Part One)
September 16, 2019

Bushi Yamato Damashii is the founder of Sangha Bodhi Christo (a Buddhist-Christian student and practice community), and directs the Thomasville Buddhist Center in Thomasville, NC. He is a student of Buddhist teachers Lama Rod Owens and Lama Justin Von ...

Unteachable Lessons: Encountering Silence in Wisdom That Can’t Be Taught
September 09, 2019

This week we're keeping our conversation close to home, as we explore Unteachable Lessons: Why Wisdom Can't Be Taught and Why That's Okay — the new book from Encountering Silence co-host Carl McColman. How do you touch the face of God?

Philip Roderick: Encountering Silence in Quiet Gardens (Part Two)
August 26, 2019

Here is the second part of our conversation with Philip Roderick, the founder and a patron of the Quiet Garden Movement, of Contemplative Fire  and of Hidden Houses of Prayer. He delights in the radical presence of God in community,

Philip Roderick: Encountering Silence in Quiet Gardens (Part One)
August 08, 2019

Philip Roderick, a priest of the Church of England, is the founder and a patron of the Quiet Garden Movement, of Contemplative Fire  and of Hidden Houses of Prayer. He delights in the radical presence of God in community,

Ruben L. F. Habito: Christianity, Buddhism and Silence (Part Two)
July 22, 2019

Our conversation continues  with Zen roshi and a Catholic spiritual director Ruben L. F. Habito. - Ruben L. F. Habito is both a former Jesuit and a master of the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen. In his early youth the Society of Jesus sent him from his ho...

Ruben L. F. Habito: Christianity, Buddhism, and Silence (Part One)
July 08, 2019

How does silence form and shape the life of person who is both Zen roshi and a Catholic spiritual director? - Ruben L. F. Habito is both a former Jesuit and a master of the Sanbo Kyodan lineage of Zen.

Kathleen Deignan: Silence and Nature (Part Two)
June 24, 2019

This episode concludes our conversation with Sister Kathleen P. Deignan, C.N.D. Sister Kathleen is an Irish-American theologian, author and sacred song writer who has been engaged in the ministry of liturgical musicianship for over forty years.

Kathleen Deignan: Silence and Nature (Part One)
June 13, 2019

Sister Kathleen P. Deignan, C.N.D. is an Irish-American theologian, author and sacred song writer who has been engaged in the ministry of liturgical musicianship for over forty years. She is currently composer-in-residence of Schola Ministries and is t...