Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris joins Patrick in studio to discuss Silent Prayer

• What is he language of God?
• (8:42) Jan - Silence. There is a silence that exists after the guests go home. There is joy when guests come and the silence after they leave is saddening. Can you help me appreciate this more?
• (13:14) silence as an invitation to prayer
• (15:39) Judy - I thought I was going to go mad during silent Adoration. I thought I could find comfort but could not. Can you help?

(19:50) Break 1

• (21:05) Email from MT – Why do sins seem to become really profound when I am in silence and especially before receiving the Eucharist?
• Maureen - I wonder if the devil is trying to disquiet people in adoration who have trouble with silence?
• (26:57)  Ben - I am a seminarian. I want to share that silence has helped with my vocation and discernment. I would not be here without it.
• (31:17) Nicole - I wanted to go on a Silent Retreat but now have to cancel. I find it hard to put myself in silence. How can I make a spiritual retreat for myself.

(36:51) Break 2

• Mark - Talking about silence. My grandfather starting going on silent retreats during the 1950s. We used to go on a yearly silent retreat. Some years I couldn’t wait to talk but other years I couldn't wait.
• (43:16) David - Going to Adoration really trained me to be in the Presence of the Lord.
• What is the correlation of creating space in our hearts for silence and making room for our Lord?