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Each week, we take a fresh look at the wisdom of the mystics—You’ll discover luminaries such as Mary Magdalene, Francis of Assisi and Teresa of Avila, and find inspiration in the practical spirituality of trailblazers like Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton. Along the way, we journey to the world’s sacred sites (think Chartres Cathedral, the Isle of Iona, and the Camino de Santiago), and unearth the secrets of cultural treasures like the Book of Kells and the Song of Songs.
Your host Nina Hirlaender is a Franciscan Sister, expert on mystical theology, and founder of Dancing Spirit Tours. If you feel curious about life’s most profound questions, this vibrant audio tapestry will leave you spellbound. Join our global community of listeners in 50+ countries and find out why Holy Rebels has become an irresistible sensation!
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Advent Week 2 | Peace When Life Won’t Slow Down
Part 2 of a 4-week Advent series released every Sunday.
Life doesn’t slow down during the holidays just because you want it to. The emails keep coming, the world keeps moving, and your mind keeps spinning—even as something in you longs for quiet.
If that’s been your experience this year, this week’s episode is where you’ll find grounded support.
Welcome to Week Two of Advent on the Holy Rebels Podcast, where we make space for spiritual honesty, nervous-system awareness, and practical ways to anchor yourself when life refuses to cooperate.
This week is all about Peace.
Not the version that waits for silence.
The version that becomes possible even while everything around you stays loud.
Nina Hirlaender OFS brings together the mystical meaning of Advent with psychology-based practices around nervous system regulation, emotional overload, and the inner orientation that allows peace to rise from within.
St Clare of Assisi accompanies us, offering a real examples of what peace looked like in moments that were anything but calm.
What you'll take away from this episode:
- what the second week of Advent symbolizes historically and spiritually
- the difference between calm (a state) and peace (an orientation of the soul)
- how stress pulls you away from presence—and how to interrupt that pattern
- what Clare of Assisi’s courage reveals about inner steadiness
- how to identify your “peace threshold” when life feels unmanageable
- a simple practice to help your nervous system settle
- how to begin Week Two with alignment rather than pressure
Peace isn't the absence of noise.
Peace is the awareness that God is present inside what hasn’t resolved yet.
It grows through noticing, returning, and softening what has been clenched for too long.
Press play to enter the second week of Advent with a steadier center, a calmer body, and a deeper experience of presence.
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