The Spirit in the Desert: Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites in the Owens Valley
Father Brad Karelius has served as a parish priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles since 1971. Currently, he is a pastor in Santa Ana’s Logan Barrio, an immigrant community. For the past thirty-five years, he has also taught philosophy and world religions at Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo. By focusing on Native American spirituality, he is able to illustrate the universality of mystical encounters with the holy and sacred across world religions. He and his wife, Janice, a nurse practitioner, have two children and live in Laguna Niguel, California.