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The Sound of Silence - Your Story

06/10/2010

Tell us your story. You can write here what the sound of silence has meant to you in your life, in not more than 250 words. Just click on Add new comment at the bottom of the page, then preview and save. You need to be a site member in order to leave comments - please register by clicking here if you are not already a member.

Anam Cara

Submitted by David Hume on Fri, 22/10/2010 - 18:48.

John O’Donohue writes that in the Celtic tradition, there is a beautiful understanding of love and friendship called anam cara, literally 'soul friend'; in the early Celtic Church, a person who acted as teacher, companion and spiritual guide was your anam cara, and was also someone with whom you could share your innermost self, your mind and your heart.

"The Big Silence"

Submitted by John Munro on Sat, 23/10/2010 - 12:05.

Father Christopher Jamison, of Worth Abbey, said last night in BBC2's "The Big Silence" that "Silence is the gateway to the soul, and the soul is the gateway to God." It was part 1 of a series of three - well worth watching, at 7pm.