Dr. Randa speaks with Nico LaLiberte, a parish youth ministry worker in Canada, who incorporates a 10 minute practice of silence at each youth group meeting. Nico shares why and how they’ve taught their youth to love this experience of quiet and stillness. Dr. Randa and Nico then discuss why the practice of silence is important for growing closer to God, and how silence can be an antidote to our noisy, tech driven lives.

Resources:

Youtube clip of Fr. Roman Braga speaking about silence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EYWcbiI3a8

Youtube video from Y2AM on a "silence workshop":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfLzviyWvOs

St. Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Mount Thabor Press)