--- title: Blog Posts – Church Life Journal | St. André Bessette description: St. André Bessette | --- Search [![churchlife](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/church-life-journal-white-horizontal-1.png)](http://churchlife.nd.edu/) - [Essays](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/essays) - [Articles](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/articles) - [Blog](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) All posts filed under: BLOG POSTS [![](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/St-Joseph-icon-crop.jpg)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/18/there-are-no-silent-saints) ## [There are No Silent Saints: St. Joseph, St. André Bessette, and Holy Meekness](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/18/there-are-no-silent-saints) Published by [Justin McClain](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/author/justin-mcclain) > “. . . a time to be silent, and a time to speak . . . ” (Eccl 3:7) We live in a world that is too frequently noisy, replete with a cacophony of distracting sounds and sights. It is no wonder that we make recourse to the word “loud” to describe an obtrusively bright, flashy color or design, or even the many prominent figures within our culture who surround themselves by a whirlwind of activity an... Share - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [March 18, 2016](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/2016/03/18/there-are-no-silent-saints) [Blog Posts](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) / [Congregation of Holy Cross](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/congregation-of-holy-cross) / [Holy Week](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/holy-week) / [justinmcclain](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/justinmcclain) / [silence](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/silence) / [St. André Bessette](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/st-andre-bessette) / [St. Joseph](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/st-joseph) ### Share [![Share on Facebook](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/facebook-24x24.png)](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fst-andre-bessette%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on LinkedIn](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/linkedin-24x24.png)](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fst-andre-bessette%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) [![Share on Twitter](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/twitter-24x24.png)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fst-andre-bessette%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&url=https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fst-andre-bessette%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter&source=tweetbutton&text=Blog%20Posts%20%E2%80%93%20Church%20Life%20Journal%20%7C%20St.%20Andr%C3%A9%20Bessette) [![Share on Email](https://static.hubspot.com/final/img/common/icons/social/email-24x24.png)](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fst-andre-bessette%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail%20&body=Check%20out%20https%3A%2F%2Fmcgrathblog.nd.edu%2Fcategory%2Fblog-post%2Ftopic%2Fst-andre-bessette%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Demail) ### Categories - [Blog Posts (113)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/blog-post) - [Easter (24)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/easter) - [Mass for Millennials (21)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mass-for-millennials) - [mystagogy (17)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/mystagogy) - [timothypomalley (13)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/timothypomalley) - [Notre Dame (12)](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/category/blog-post/topic/notre-dame) ![Institute for Church Life](https://mcgrathblog.nd.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/Churchlife_Aug2016_Theme/Images/icl-lockup-01.png?width=318&name=icl-lockup-01.png "Institute for Church Life") ### About the ICL The Institute for Church Life animates the University of Notre Dame’s direct service to the Church through outreach in theological education, research, faith formation, and leadership development. ### Church Life Journal - [About](http://churchlife.nd.edu/about/) - [Archives](http://churchlife.nd.edu/archives/) - [Contact](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contact/) - [Contributors](http://churchlife.nd.edu/contributors/) - [Journal Submission Guidelines](http://churchlife.nd.edu/journal-submission/) ### Follow Us - - - Copyright © 2016 University of Notre Dame | Institute for Church Life