How Christians Fail at “Speaking the Truth in Love”

Godsplaining

Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

How do you correct someone without becoming self-righteous? In this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Gregory welcomes Jordan Burke of the Avila Foundation and SpiritualDirection.com to discuss the challenge of fraternal correction. Together, they explore how humility, friendship, and personal conversion shape the way we speak truth to others—especially in an age of online outrage. Whether you struggle to speak up or find yourself too quick to correct, their conversation will provide practical insights to help you navigate difficult conversation with both truth and charity. Learn more about the Avila Institute here: https://avila-institute.org/ Visit SpiritualDirection.com: https://spiritualdirection.com/ Discerning the Priesthood? Check out High Calling: https://myhighcalling.com/ Join us at the 2026 All Comers' Retreat in June: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Witness: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/witness-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3b2MbHxat33i-cwrd1AcSW_hPBfcHcm4-8XxJoCDn4OUgTBe_ Training the Tongue: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/training-the-tongue-and-growing-beyond-sins-of-speech Your Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/ St. Dominic's Way of Life: https://www.amazon.com/Saint-Dominics-Way-Life-Knowing/dp/1681929392 Prudence: Choose Confidently, Live Boldly: https://www.amazon.com/Prudence-Choose-Confidently-Live-Boldly/dp/1681927322/ Connect on Social Media Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godsplaining/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/godsplaining/ Follow us on X: https://x.com/godsplaining To learn more about the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.opeast.org To support the Province of St. Joseph visit: www.dominicanfriars.org

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hello, I'm Father Gregory Pine and welcome to Godsplany. Thanks to all those who support us.
0:10.0	If you enjoy the show, please consider making a monthly donation on Patreon. Be sure to like and
0:14.4	subscribe to Godsplining wherever you listen to your podcasts. Okay, I am pumped to be joined for this
0:20.2	episode of guest planning by one Jordan Burke,
0:22.6	recently married, known to you through spiritual direction.com, and a man with his finger in
0:28.4	many pies is the thought that comes to mind, but I think that's based off a live recording
0:32.7	of a Jason Moraz song. So we'll just leave that in the San Diego-based pass.
0:37.6	But Jordan, thanks so much for joining.
0:39.7	It's an absolute honor.
0:41.0	It's a pleasure.
0:41.5	I'm very pleased to be here.
0:43.5	Okay.
0:44.2	Some people will know you from the internet.
0:46.8	Some people will know you from your personage, from in-person events, especially those.
0:53.5	You host things in Alabama mostly.
0:55.8	That's correct. Yeah, we have a retreat center down here. Tremendous. All right. But for those who
0:59.8	don't know you, would you say a little word of introduction? Yeah, so Jordan Burke, son of Dan Burke.
1:05.3	It's a very Roman introduction. I like this. But work for spiritual direction.com.
1:12.7	I'm the director of marketing and operations for spiritual direction.
1:15.7	com.
1:16.0	Avala Foundation, which has a spiritual direction.com.
1:18.6	The high calling program, if anyone out there is discerning the priesthood.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 17 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.