Dave Denny and I were recently interviewed for a small podcast called “Cosmic Consciousness” with Dr. Daniel Sage, therapist and educator. Dan describes my interview as a “fascinating conversation” in which I recount my “journey into monastic life, living contemplatively, founding monastic communities, writing books about St. Teresa of Avila, working through trying times, exploring desert wisdom, and living a fulfilling and rich spiritual life.”

Dave discusses his calling as a Carmelite monk and priest, his experience with inter-spiritual communities, and the importance of taking time to be silent and solitary, especially in nature, as a way to stay sane and serve in a world of chaos and “soul-dulling digital inundation.” As a bonus, he shares one of his poems, “Weird Stuff I Love.”