Tag: listening

  • What makes God the best listener?

    What makes God the best listener?

    “That’s how God listens to us.” Fr. Robert Presuttie said this during the half-day retreat at Divine Mercy University.  The curious statement caught my attention.  The retreat was tucked away in a five-day spiritual direction residency devoted to practicing listening skills.  Each day the students would practice role-playing different scenarios that…

  • I give you a new command:  listen

    I give you a new command: listen

    How can good listening skills improve our ability to listen to God?

  • How to listen to the right voice

    How to listen to the right voice

    A brief homily for Friday of the 27th Week in Ordinary Time: It’s time to silence the divisive voices in the kingdom of our interior life.