# Wishing the Father would talk to me

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**Created:** [October 16, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/wishing-the-father-would-talk-to-me/4307 "2026-10-16T15:59:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![DCM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DCM](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/DCM)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/wishing-the-father-would-talk-to-me/4307/1 "2026-10-16T15:59:23Z")

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I would like to hear Him, in my life right now, as I struggle with various things. I’ve asked Him recently to let me know how He sees me. Am I doing the right things? Am I understanding things correctly?

I’m not good at perceiving things that “I should just know”. (Just ask my ex-wife). I need to be told things straight out.

Any thoughts? Any special prayers for asking to hear His voice?

I acknowledge that perhaps He _is_ talking to me but either I’m not listening or He is communicating with me in a way that I’ve not discerned yet.

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**Author:** ![Susanne.Lee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/susanne.lee/32/1580_2.png) [@Susanne.Lee](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Susanne.Lee)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/wishing-the-father-would-talk-to-me/4307/2 "2026-10-16T22:36:10Z")

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> **[Dark Night of the Soul: Not What You Think](https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/dark-night-of-the-soul-not-what-you-think)**
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> Sometimes Catholics blithely throw around the term ‘dark night of the soul.’ It's worth knowing the context of this important concept.

You might be experiencing a In Catholic spirituality, the **Dark Night of the Soul** (_noche oscura del alma_) is a deep, mystical phase of spiritual purification initiated by God to strip away worldly attachments, self-reliance, and emotional consolations, drawing the soul into a pure, unselfish union with Him. It feels like a punishment but it is most assuredly a gift. Keep praying to hear Him. Remember;

_“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.”_