Most people can vividly remember a moment in their life when they felt very deeply heard and understood by another—perhaps by a friend or partner, therapist or teacher, family or community member. On ...

ATLANTA -- For as long as I can remember, I always thought of myself as a good listener. As a child, if anyone gave me instructions, I could recite them back. That did not mean that I was going to ...

The business world and the world in general are full of advice: Do this, don’t do that, follow this plan, reject that one. Often, we listen to everyone else and then go inside ourselves for the ...

As a pacifist who has spent a lifetime preaching nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution, I feel compelled to write this letter. The writings of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have ...

One of the most beautiful and inspiring illustrations of the power of prayer is told about King Chizkiyahu (Berakhot 10). Faced with a divine death sentence that Isaiah describes as irrevocable, ...

Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich wants Catholic leaders to listen and be more empathetic to LGBTQ Catholic individuals. "We do better when we listen to others before we speak or make judgments about them ...

I began life as a shy kid and though I have developed an outgoing exterior, in many ways I remain an introvert at heart. That has helped make me a good listener. I’ve also been an outsider and an ...