Fr. Walter D’Souza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Bombay, holds a doctorate in Biblical Theology and currently teaches Scripture at St. Pius Seminary, Mumbai.
The issue is not God’s refusal to speak, but our refusal to hear. God’s voice can be found in Scripture, in nature, in conscience, and in other people.
The famous Latin hymn “Crux Fidelis” (Faithful Cross), attributed to Venantius Fortunatus in the 6th century, beautifully captures the paradoxical nature of the Cross