Hearing Our Prayers: An Exploration of Liturgical Listening

2025 Catholic Media Association Third Place Award, Liturgy or Worship

How do we hear our prayers? In the words of philosopher Gemma Corradi Fiumara, there can “be no saying without hearing, no speaking which is not an integral part of listening, no speech which is not somehow received.” Therefore, hearing should be considered an essential aspect of participation in Christian worship. However, although almost all studies of Christian worship attend to the words spoken and sung, almost none co...