About this episode

Fr. Ephrem Reese discusses the significance of silence as a potent force for contemplation and devotion.

Fr. Ephrem Reese argues that silence is not mere absence but a fertile, hidden potency through which contemplation, devotion, and the word of God can come to life. This lecture was given on November 8th, 2025, at Dominican House of Studies. To make a gift this June, visit  https://truth.thomisticinstitute.org/pod . About the Speakers: Fr. Ephrem Reese was born in Harrisburg, PA, and has family in Philadelphia, New Jersey and California. He received a BA from St John’s College in Annapolis, MD in 2010, and was confirmed in the Catholic Church at that year’s Easter Vigil. He lived for a year in DC, a few blocks from the Dominican House of Studies, and attended the nearby parish, St Anthony of Padua. While in DC, he was an intern for Pax Christi USA, promoting Just War teaching. “Dominican life has finally given me a picture of what it means for my own soul to be saved. This is a joy worth preaching: loving Jesus Christ, united with the Brethren in one heart and mind.” Keywords: Contemplation, Devotion, Grace, Hiddenness, Non-Being, Prayer, Silence, Thomism, Womb, Word Of God

People in this episode

Guest: Fr. Ephrem Reese

Topics covered

• Silence
• Contemplation
• Devotion
• Non-Being
• Prayer
• Thomism

Keywords

• Contemplation
• Devotion
• Grace
• Hiddenness
• Non-Being
• Prayer
• Silence
• Thomism
• Word Of God

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dominican House of Studies, Pax Christi USA, St John’s College, St Anthony of Padua

Books & works: Just War teaching

Places: Harrisburg, PA, Philadelphia, New Jersey, California

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