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The Grace of Silence: Fr. Robert Nixon on Thomas à Kempis and the Virtue of Restraint
Why is cultivating silence essential for spiritual growth and deeper union with God? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Libby Reichert (filling in for Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell) welcomes Benedictine monk Father Robert Nixon, translator for the TAN Resurrection series, to reflect on Thomas à Kempis's classic work, Solitude and Silence: The Cloister of the Heart.
Fr. Nixon and Reichert explore à Kempis's practical observation that while very few people suffer from speaking too little, the vast majority struggle with speaking too much. They discuss how constant talkativeness…
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