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Are you exhausted by religion and longing for a deeper sense of Spirit?

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Have you ever found it difficult, or even felt shy, trying to explain that you are someone who really longs for a different, deeper relationship with the Divine? Especially if you’re someone who — for whatever reason — feels alienated or not at home in a house of worship, it can be hard to talk about that yearning for “the More.”

For example, when you are a congregational leader who no longer has a place for your own heart to call home, or you have been alienated and isolated from religion because of bias against your LGBTQIA identity, it can be so frustrating to be spiritually hungry and all alone.

If you’ve gone from place to place, hoping to find someone who understands that you really want something deeper that is yours and not about someone else’s agenda for what you should believe or how you should express it, you may be in the right place. You may be one of the people I truly cherish, and I don’t want you to miss out on support that can help you find what your heart is yearning for.

I am Rev. Catharine Clarenbach

I help people ambivalent about or exhausted by religion find their own nourishing spirituality.

I was ordained a Unitarian Universalist minister in 2015 and initiated as a priestess in the Tradition of Stone Circle Wicca in 1999. I have felt the “call to the Deep,” for as long as I can remember, and over the last thirty years, I have helped hundreds of people find their own way to spiritual homecoming, and if you find yourself in any of the situations above, maybe we can work together fruitfully

I am Rev. Catharine Clarenbach

I help people alienated from or ambivalent about religion find their own, authentic spirituality.

May I encourage you to learn where your own understanding and the voice of the Divine come together? May I help you reconnect with the wisdom of your body and heart?

I’d like to send you regular love letters. Tidbits of thinking about the magical, mystical journey that The Way of the River can be.

Please sign up on the right to receive my love letters, Reflections from the Way of the River. I look forward to sharing my work, and I know I’d love to hear from what you’re hoping for in your life. My love letters can help us start that conversation.

I look forward to sending my Reflections on love to your inbox!

Let’s get to know one another!

Client Love

Catharine is truly magical. Her ability to create and lead ritual is unparalleled (and I am very picky about that!). Catharine has taken me to deep and powerful places, and I am profoundly grateful for her capacity to hold space and help me feel safe as I'm doing deep work. That she can do this through the inter-webs and that we do not have to be in person with each other is especially mind-blowing. To work with Catharine is to be held deeply. I highly recommend it.

Catharine Clarenbach was a delight to work with. Catharine's blend of first hand experience and deep spiritual wisdom left left my audience members with so many healing takeaways that I know this interview will be reshared and treasured for years to come.

[Catharine] sees me and my blessings and growing edges and helps me see them too. When I started to doubt myself, she helped me remember to recenter and trust in my inner strength. I’m so grateful for all her help!Her joy and laughter, calming presence, and genuine care are hallmarks of Rev. Catharine’s ministry.

I have known Catharine for about 3 years and I can honestly say that she clearly exemplifies what it means to be a soul traveler. Her ministry tools are deep and intuitive. She exudes an ethos of caring and presence that is difficult to find. Discernment is a careful and sometimes deeply emotional activity and I cannot think of another person that I would want to travel alongside than her. Do not miss out on an opportunity to connect with this fabulous human.

During my darkest hours, [Catharine’s] prayerful presence allowed me to find the strength within myself to press on. Choosing to allow Rev. Catharine’s support and expertise was an act of self-care.

Client Love

Catharine is truly magical. Her ability to create and lead ritual is unparalleled (and I am very picky about that!). Catharine has taken me to deep and powerful places, and I am profoundly grateful for her capacity to hold space and help me feel safe as I’m doing deep work. That she can do this through the inter-webs and that we do not have to be in person with each other is especially mind-blowing. To work with Catharine is to be held deeply. I highly recommend it.

Catharine Clarenbach was a delight to work with. Catharine’s blend of first hand experience and deep spiritual wisdom left left my audience members with so many healing takeaways that I know this interview will be reshared and treasured for years to come.