Open Heart Conversations

Today we welcome Rev. Wendy Van Allen from the Soul Blossom Center in Kingston, New York, to learn about Wicca, a contemporary religion that pulls from ancient Earth-focused traditions to shape a peaceful, harmonious, and balanced way of life. Wicca promotes oneness with the divine and all of Creation. Hosted by Rev. Heather Shea and Rev. Dr. José M. Román.

What if everything you knew about reality was about to be transformed? Join Dr. Jude Currivan, cosmologist, planetary healer, and author for this Open Heart Conversation that explores a scientific revolution to show we are all interconnected and interdependent. This transformational shift empowers us to live, love, and evolve together in our universal oneness. Hosted by Rev. Heather Shea and Rev. Dr. José M. Román.

In this Open Heart Conversation, we will explore Zoroastrianism, the ancient Persian religion that may have originated as early as 4,000 years ago and arguably the oldest and first monotheistic faith. Today's hosts are Rev. Dr. Jose Roman and Rev. Arda Itez with Ferzin Patel, a Zoroastrian community leader and trustee of the Dar-E-Mehr Zoroastrian Temple.

Toltec masters and authors don Miguel Ruiz Jr. and don Jose Ruiz explain how to apply the wisdom from ancient Toltec stories to everyday modern life. This Open Heart Conversation is facilitated by Rev. Heather Shea, Rev. Dr. Jose Roman, and Rev. Arda Itez.

This Open Heart Conversation focuses on discovering how the intersection of sexuality and spirituality has given rise to shared spiritual experiences. Host Rev. Dr. José Roman will be joined by Rev. Todd Humphrey in a conversation with other openly queer spiritual leaders including Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, Rev. Alex Reegan, and Bishop Allyson Nelson Abrams. They will examine their faith traditions and share opinions about how being queer affects religious identity and how religion affects queer identity.

Rev. Dr. Dale T. Irvin, president and professor of World Christianity at New Thought Theological Seminary, examines who Jesus Christ was, how his teachings related to the Jewish faith of his time, and how Christianity fits into today’s society. Plus music by Ron Drotos. This show was excerpted from a program at the United Palace, a transformational organization and venue that fuses art, culture, and entertainment in Manhattan, New York.