Kevin P. Ryan

From his most novice adventures through his more calculated journeys, Kevin Ryan has been exploring spiritual paths for over thirty-five years. While his roots are Midwestern, his spiritual interests have been global. Born and raised in a traditional Roman Catholic environment in Minnesota, Kevin’s spirituality began drifting beyond the boundaries of that institutional expression of faith when he was first introduced to interreligious studies nearly twenty-five years ago during his graduate work, somewhat ironically, at a Catholic University. Sparked by a broader view of God than ever before, he continued his own study into other religious traditions, and frequently joined them in prayer and in dialogue to deepen his understanding of them as well as to foster his own spiritual development. Over the last fifteen years, the heart of his own spiritual life has become rooted and nourished almost exclusively through traditional Native American practices, although he continues to learn from and about other religious traditions.