Valentines Day & Ash Wednesday — Silence & Paradox (Episode 10)
For this episode, we felt drawn to reflect on a couple of “liturgical paradoxes” coming up now and in April: that the Christian holy day of Ash Wedn...
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Lerita Coleman Brown, PhD: Howard Thurman and the Inner Authority of Silence (Episode 9)
It’s easy to see the connection between silence and spirituality — but how does silence support the quest for justice, for a world that moves beyond racis...
Silence in Conflict (Episode 8)
What role does silence play in human conflicts? This question recognizes that silence may have a positive role to play — in helping to prevent or resolve confli...
Patrick Shen: Creating in Silence (Episode 7)
With this episode, Encountering Silence features our first conversation with a special guest — Patrick Shen, the director of the luminous and thought-provoking ...
Our Silence Heroes (Episode 6)
Who are your “silence heroes” — persons, living or dead, famous or obscure, who inspired or mentored or otherwise encouraged your encounter, and/or ...
Encountering Silence in Relationships (Episode 5)
What does it mean to encounter silence in the midst of our most intimate relationships? Unless you are an absolute hermit, other people factor in your life. Fro...
Encountering Silence as Adults (Episode 4)
Continuing the conversation that began with Episodes 1 and 2, we now turn to the question of how our relationship to silence can evolve over time. We take a clo...
Encountering Silence During the Holidays (Episode 3)
The Holiday Season can be joyful and/or stressful, which means this is a time when silence remains as important as ever. Join us for this special episode where...
Encountering Silence In Adolescence (Episode 2)
How do we encounter silence in our teen years? Alone, or with others? In the woods, or at a church? With a sense of ecstasy, or perhaps even a healthy dose of &...
Encountering Silence in Childhood (Episode 1)
What do you remember about encountering silence in your childhood? In this episode we explore our first memories of “meeting” silence in childhood, ...
Thomas Merton on Silence
Photo by Cassidy Hall, from The Cloisters station on the A Train in Manhattan. Poetry, of course, by Thomas Merton. Encountering Silence releases our first epis...
Pilot Episode: Meet the Hosts of Encountering Silence
Meet Kevin Johnson, Cassidy Hall, and Carl McColman. We are the hosts and co-creators of Encountering Silence. This podcast emerged from our friendship, the fri...
“Coming Soon” Teaser Trailer
Coming Soon: A Podcast on All Things Silence. This little snippet of audio bliss comes from the very first day that the Encountering Silence team — Cassidy Hall...