A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time “If only my people would hear me.” I am struck by the tone of pleading in today’s responsorial psalm, in which God laments that his people do ...

Prayer is a conversation with God, but I don’t hear any words. Isn’t that a problem? It was for me. I spent 17 years in Catholic education, and prayer remained a mystery. I had a vague spiritual sense ...

When the Church approaches contemplative prayer, she is led to give multiple and different definitions in her attempt to explain what it is. The multiple definitions are needed since no one definition ...

Recently, I had the unique opportunity to experience a men’s silent retreat at the Carmelite Monastery in Alhambra, California. It was an irreplaceable spiritual exercise — a profound encounter with ...

The word itself, sibilant and soft, seeks connection and understanding, just like we do. Silence may be weaponized, sure—the silent treatment aptly earning a reputation as one of the most toxic ...

Does morality have a sound? Both films use sonics and silence in contrast with images. The complex results raise questions about what makes us human. Credit...The New York Times; A24 Supported by By ...

In talking to a pious young priest the other day, one who strives for punctilio in keeping all the rubrics in place while saying Mass, I asked about the length of the pause he observes before ...