Mary C. Earle is an Episcopal priest, poet, author and spiritual director, who teaches classes, both on campus and online, for the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. A resident of San Antonio, Mary is also the author-in-residence at The Work+Shop, a ministry of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

Her most recently published book, The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness, has proved to offer fruitful material for retreats and quiet days.

She has also authored Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness and Broken Body, Healing Spirit: Lectio Divina and Living with Illness.

Mary has offered presentations and retreats in a variety of ecumenical settings, including conferences of Spiritual Directors International, the International Thomas Merton Society and hospice organizations

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.

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Her website is: www.MaryCEarle.org

Days of Grace: Meditations and Practices for Living with Illness (2 CDs) written by Mary C. Earle with music by Ben B. King from his album " A Laying On Of Songs: Healing Guitar Melodies from America's Gospel Heritage"

Of this her most recent CD, "Days of Grace," Mary writes, "The meditations—I hope—do not intend to diminish the difficulties of living with an illness. They are offered from the perspective of having to live with the limitations, and with chronic pain, and with no easy answers." $22.00
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Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness

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Beginning Again: Benedictine Wisdom for Living with Illness (4 CDs Audio Book) Unabridged Audio Book. written and ready by Mary C. Earle $26.99

Audio Disc Collection Each audio CD approximately 60 minutes.

Using the scriptural narratives, Mary Earle and Jane Patterson discuss the way in which Mary Magdalene became a spiritual authority for her community and continues to be so for us today. $29.95

Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness
Mary Earle is a modern-day Desert Mother, and we are fortunate, indeed, for her introduction to the Desert Amma's ancient wisdom, and for her gentle guidance on ways to incorporate that wisdom into contemporary spiritual practices."

Debra K. Farrington, author of Hearing with the Heart: A gentle Guide to Descerning God's Will for Your Life.

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The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness - (3 CDs) Unabridged Audio Book written and ready by Mary C. Earle $24.99