How Christians Fail at “Speaking the Truth in Love”
From Godsplaining by Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph
May 25, 2026 · 31 min · Episode 45
About this episode
Fr. Gregory and Jordan Burke discuss the challenges of fraternal correction and how to speak truth with charity.
How do you correct someone without becoming self-righteous? In this episode of Guestsplaining, Fr. Gregory welcomes Jordan Burke of the Avila Foundation and SpiritualDirection.com to discuss the challenge of fraternal correction. Together, they explore how humility, friendship, and personal conversion shape the way we speak truth to others—especially in an age of online outrage. Whether you struggle to speak up or find yourself too quick to correct, their conversation will provide practical insights to help you navigate difficult conversation with both truth and charity. Learn more about the Avila Institute here: https://avila-institute.org/ Visit SpiritualDirection.com: https://spiritualdirection.com/ Discerning the Priesthood? Check out High Calling: https://myhighcalling.com/ Join us at the 2026 All Comers' Retreat in June: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Witness…
People in this episode
Host: Fr. Gregory
Guest: Jordan Burke
Topics covered
- fraternal correction
- humility
- friendship
- personal conversion
- online outrage
- truth
- charity
Keywords
- fraternal correction
- humility
- truth in love
- online outrage
- SpiritualDirection.com
- Avila Foundation
- difficult conversations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Avila Foundation, SpiritualDirection.com, Avila Institute, High Calling, Godsplaining, Patreon, St. Paul Center, Ignatius
Books & works: Witness, Training the Tongue, Your Eucharistic Identity
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