#19: Unless You Become Like Children The Pilgrim Soul

Sofia and Adrianna have a conversation about the virtues of a childlike heart, from their respective perspectives as developmental neuroscientist and mother of two. How does a child face reality? What can children teach us about freedom, prayer, and gladness? What helps us, personally, as we try to grow in childlikeness?

Our weekly challenge is to pay attention to the children around you and observe how they engage reality with wonder, openness, and dependence. And our media recommendation is the movie Groundhog Day.

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Other resources we mention:
- Hans Urs von Balthasar’s book Love Alone is Credible
- Ruth Feldman’s research on parent-infant synchrony: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaX02XQV09I
- Luigi Giussani’s book Christ, God’s Companionship with Man
- Karen Adolph’s 2012 paper on learning to walk: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591461
- St. John Henry Newman’s meditation on the heart of Jesus: www.newmanfriendsinternational.org/en/the-passion-of-our-lord
- The movement of Communion and Liberation: english.clonline.org

Our theme music is Nich Lampson’s “Dolphin Kicks.”