I am sharing here a wonderful little video of His Eminence Robert Cardinal Sarah. Card. Sarah speaks to us here about the importance of silence. We need silence in order to be able to converse with God. Without it, everything is just drowned out by noise. I am looking forward a weeklong silent retreat next month where I will be able to shut out the everyday noise of the world, and just focus on conversing with the Almighty.
Also check out these books from Carinal Sarah. I am currently reading God or Nothing:
Hound of the Lord 