Bill Redfield

In 2013 the Reverend Bill Redfield recently retired as rector of Trinity Church, Fayetteville, New York, after nearly 20 years. Besides being an Episcopal priest, he is also a licensed clinical social worker and has worked in private practice in Central New York and Maine. He has had a lifelong interest in the intersection of the spirituality and the inner life. He is the creative force behind the birth of Wisdom House, Fayetteville, New York. Bill was introduced to Centering Prayer by Cynthia Bourgeault 25 years ago and has been an advanced student of hers for nearly a decade. You can learn more about Bill's practice at Wisdom's Work. To find out what Bill's up to, you can view his master calendar.

In Loving Memory of Sister Lois Barton

Bill Redfield | August 27, 2021

Sister Lois Barton, Sister of Saint Joseph, was a trusted friend, colleague, and always a willing partner in crime. Over twenty-five years, we together experienced many of the most extraordinary […]

Excerpt from The Alchemical Transformation of the Wisdom Passage:
Based on “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho

Bill Redfield | June 16, 2020

“‘How strange Africa is,’ thought the boy. “He was sitting in a bar very much like the other bars he had seen along the narrow streets of Tangier. Some men […]

Crafting a Virtual Retreat: Transacting in Community Online

Bill Redfield | November 11, 2019

How I have come to use this methodology? What might it offer to you? “The Consent of Advent,” a virtual Advent retreat, will begin on Sunday December 1 and continue […]

An Exercise in Benedictine Spirituality as a Wisdom Tradition: A Story from My Upcoming Book “Holding the Post”

Bill Redfield | October 10, 2019

Cynthia Bourgeault will be at the Glastonbury Abbey Institute November 23, 2019 for A Day of Reflection entitled: Benedictine Spirituality as a Wisdom Tradition. Curious about how Wisdom practitioners had […]

Getting Started on Bruno Barnhart’s “The Future of Wisdom”

Bill Redfield | February 1, 2019

For the next five months Northeast Wisdom will be posting responses to Bruno Barnhart’s new edition of The Future of Wisdom in conjunction with the ‘Year of Bruno Barnhart’ and […]

Christophany and Advent

Bill Redfield | December 13, 2018

Christophany and Advent: A Broader, Deeper Incarnation There are probably many ways to know Jesus, but there are two general approaches. The first is from the outside, as an object […]

From My Heart to Yours

Bill Redfield | November 25, 2018

Dear Wisdom Friends, We are mailing and emailing this letter to those of you for whom we have contact information. If you’ve already read this and contributed, thank you so […]

Wisdom of the Body: An Experiential Program of Healing: Part VII

Bill Redfield | September 25, 2018

Welcome to “Wisdom of the Body: The Body and Blood and Christ; the conclusion of a seven-part series chronicling the Wisdom of the Body work that Bill Redfield brought to […]

Where Are All the Young People?

Bill Redfield | August 27, 2018

Where are all the young people? This is a question that I have often heard asked among participants at their first Wisdom School. Mostly those who have been pursuing Wisdom […]

A Wisdom Wedding

Bill Redfield | August 27, 2018

This summer I was gratified to be asked to officiate my son’s wedding. Now, I don’t know about other clergy, but when I was in parish ministry weddings were my […]