Embrace the Power of Silence with Fr. Basil Nortz

Girlfriends (A Podcast for Catholic Women)

Danielle Bean

Religion & Spirituality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 810 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2024

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Father Basil Nortz, author of Holy Silence, joins the Girlfriends podcast to discuss the importance of silence in a noisy world. He shares the inspiration behind writing his book, Holy Silence: A Practical Guide to Recollection in God, and the different types of silence, including silence of the body, silence of the senses, silence of the memory, silence of the imagination, silence of conversations, and silence of self-love. Father Nortz emphasizes the countercultural nature of silence and offers practical advice for embracing silence in everyday life. He also discusses the impact of phones and media on silence and provides guidance for teaching children the value of silence. The conversation concludes with a reflection on the beauty and gift of silence and an invitation to embrace it in the present moment.

Key Takeaways

Silence is countercultural in a noisy world, but it is essential for spiritual growth and finding God in the present moment.
Different types of silence, such as silence of the body help us order our faculties and focus on what is truly important.
Phones and media can be distractions that hinder silence and disconnect us from God and others. Setting limitations and teaching children the value of silence is important.
Embracing silence requires continual conversion and a recognition of what truly brings us happiness, peace, and joy.
The book Holy Silence serves as a program of life, guiding readers to reflect on their own habits and grow in their spiritual journey.

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0:00.0	Girlfriends, Episode No. 408.
0:02.3	Embrace the power of silence with Father Basil Orts.
0:05.8	Hello, and welcome to Girlfriends.
0:07.6	I'm Danielle Bean.
0:08.6	I'm a wife and a mom, and I'm on a mission to help you.
0:11.6	Know Your Worth is a woman so you can find peace, balance, and joy in family living.
0:15.3	This week, we are talking with Father Basil Oortz about his important book, Holy Silence.
0:20.0	Such a powerful and challenging read.
0:22.0	I can't wait to share this with you. Let's get going.
0:30.8	Hey, girlfriend. How are you? Thank you so much for being here for this episode of the
0:34.8	Girlfriend's Podcast. It is almost lent. Yes, it's early this year.
0:40.2	It feels like we just wrapped up the holidays. And here we are. It's right around the corner.
0:44.9	And I want to encourage you to go over to Daniellebean.com and get yourself signed up because I don't
0:50.3	want you to miss what we have going on for Lent. I've got these Lenton sessions that have got planned.
0:55.5	Several of them throughout the coming weeks for the Lenton season,
0:59.0	kind of walking through a mini version each week of my retreat for You're Worth It.
1:05.0	So you might have heard me talk about these retreats here on the podcast before.
1:08.8	I have two different retreats that are built around my two books.
1:11.5	You're Worth It and You Are Enough. You're Worth It looks at women in the New Testament and the
1:16.1	relationships between Jesus and women in the Gospels and what we can learn about God's
1:20.3	unique love for women based on those stories. And the You Are Enough book looks at women in the
1:25.7	Old Testament and we look at those stories. And so each of those
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