On Silence
Swiss theologian and Catholic priest Hans Ur von Balthasar (1905-1988), believed that theology is supposed to be the study of the fire and light that burn at the center of the world, and unlike his fellow theologians, he favored deeply personal spirituality. His book titled “Prayer”, published in 1986, simply states: “Harassed by life, exhausted, we look about us for somewhere to be quiet, to be genuine, a place of refreshment. We yearn to restore our spirits in God, to simply…