	Mary C. Earle Author, Retreat Leader, Spiritual Director
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	Now Available! Click here for information and to order. The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness
	Mary is a writer, poet, retreat leader and Episcopal priest. Her ministry focuses on spiritual direction, contemplative prayer, and interfaith dialogue. She is the author of Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness and Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living With Illness. Her other works include Holy Companions: Spiritual Practices from the Celtic Saints and Praying With The Celtic Saints, both coauthored with Sylvia Maddox. With Covita Moroney of the SAVAE she created Sofia's Table, a CD of poems and songs celebrating the divine feminine. She has also published several articles and numerous poems. Her newest book, The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from Women of the Wilderness, was published by Morehouse in early 2007. Both Beginning Again and The Desert Mothers are now available in audio CD format and as MP3 files from Amazon.com or Itunes. Mary is a member of the Associated Faculty at the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, and Author in Residence at the The Workshop, a ministry of St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio. She was awarded the Durstan R McDonald Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest in September, 2003. In the fall of 2008, Mary will be teaching an online course, "The Desert Mothers," for the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest's Online School for Spirituality and Mission. A non-credit offering, ten weeks in length, this course is open to any who are interested in the topic. In the spring she will offer an introduction to the life and writings of Tomas Merton." Mary is a member of Spiritual Directors International and has offered workshops at their annual conferences. A new review of Beginning Again on the SDI website states, "Earle shows us how even the most painful, frustrating limits, when used as the raw material for a life of faith, can set us free. She and her husband, Doug, live in San Antonio with their border collie, Maggie, and their six-toed cat, Cuthbert, and a "grand-cat" named Leftovers.
	To read Mary's most recent articles on Explorefaith.org click here (St. Michael) and here (Miracles).
				The Desert Mothers: is now available as an Audio Book CD. Click here for more information.
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