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Saturday, August 10, 2024
The “underside of the story”
may have many meanings.
Don’t be afraid to confide the whole story
to a trusted listener starting with God.
The phrase is also a call to go deeper
related to any “story” in the news
or words or anecdotes about people
who may seem different from
the familiar or “norm.”
What a gift to another: deep listening,
deep hearing without prejudging.
Creator Spirit,
grant me a listening heart.
Amen.
Amanda Ripley, panel member,
“The Vocation of Journalists in the Time of Testing,”
Georgetown Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life,
June 18, 2024.
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