Prayer is our lifeline to heaven, but most of us find prayer easy to neglect and even to forget. We tend to avoid it, and sometimes even resist it. Our fitful efforts at regular prayer frustrate and disappoint us. Dom Hubert van Zeller knows why. “Prayer,” says this beloved Benedictine monk who taught scores of souls to pray, “comes from God, is kept going by God, and finds …

Peter Kreeft Peter Kreeft brings his unique insights to this most important area of our spiritual lives. He claims he himself is still a beginner in prayer, and this book is for all those, like him, who feel that they are not good at praying but desire to become much better at it. Thus, Kreeft offers simple, but profound advice and practical steps for developing a prayer life based on the …

The new prayer journal for 2009, in honor of Mary, Mother of the Redeemer. The journal's user-friendly format offers you ample space each day to write out reflections on your encounter with Jesus or on the Scripture passages that seem especially to speak to you that day. Or perhaps you'll find it helpful to note your daily challenges and victories, summarize what you learn from times in quite …

A spiritual classic - finally back in print (2008) after many years! In this comprehensive guide to Christian contemplative prayer, Fr. George Maloney, S.J. a leading exponent of the Eastern Christian spiritual tradition in the decades after Vatican II, opens up this tradition of prayer--in particular the Jesus Prayer of the Eastern Church--to Western Christians in a clear and practical …

Dom Augustin Guillerand Learn to Pray as Monks Pray For nearly a thousand years, monks of the Carthusian Order have withdrawn from the world so they can place themselves in the presence of God. Alone in their cells, they pray, work, and take their meals, freed from worldly distractions and the cacophony of thoughts that course through your mind and mine, when, at the end of the day, we kneel …

Fr. Thomas Dubay Fr. Thomas Dubay, a renowned teacher and writer on prayer and the spiritual life, presents a simple, profound and practical book on the most important of all human activities, communion with God. Prayer Primer is written for intelligent adults (and teenagers) who want God and a serious prayer life, but it does not presuppose that they need or have a theological background. It …

Prayer The Key To Salvation . A book every Catholic should read because according to the ordinary course of Divine Providence, man cannot be saved without praying. Shows the necessity of prayer for the just & for sinners, the power of the prayer of children and of the just, the conditions and qualities of prayer, etc. Imprimatur.

Tomás Spidlík S.J., Anthony P. Gythiel, Translator This second volume on Eastern Christian spirituality amplifies in depth the final two chapters of the earlier The Spirituality of the Christian East: A Systematic Handbook . Like St. John Cassian in writing his Conferences, Cardinal Spidlík does not advocate any particular pattern of prayer, but sets out faithfully to collect and share the …

A wonderful introduction to the experience of prayer. (Introduction by Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR) God wants us to share our lives and our hearts with him. In this updated and expanded edition of a spiritual classic, Christian Brother Joseph Schmidt gently leads us to recognize that honest reflection before God on the ordinary experiences of our lives is the very means of our spiritual growth. …

By Enzo Bianchi; Translated by James W. Zona Scripture brings the Word of God to us when we read and welcome it in faith as the Word which comes from God and leads to God. Scripture is the means by which we live in God. The ancient monastic (and patristic) way of reading Scripture involves reflection (meditation) and prayer. It is listening to the Word, allowing the Word to become active in …

Praying with Benedict explores the spirituality of the monastic tradition and draws out the essence of a way of praying that embraces the whole of the Christian's life. Korneel Vermeiren begins by examining the spirituality of the early monastic tradition from the fourth to the sixth centuries. He looks at the central place of prayer in the Rule of St Benedict and the tradition of continuous …

Deeping your prayer life with the "apostle of Divine Mercy", St. Faustina Praying with Faustina presents both the life and the spirituality of this twentieth-century Polish nun, whose message of Christ and his unending mercy has spread throughout the world. At the core of Faustina’s spirituality was her deepening awareness of Christ’s invitation to dwell in his merciful …

Teresa of Avila was declared a doctor of the church because of her reform efforts, the profundity of her writings about the spiritual life, and her dynamic faith and love. With her ability to combine common sense and deep mysticism, Teresa shows us what it means to be persons alive in our own culture who enter into the depths of our own life and heart and find God there. Part of the Companions …

Why do we honor the Precious Blood of Jesus? Because it is, as Father Faber indicates by the subtitle of this book, "The Price of Our Salvation." Our Lord died on the cross from loss of blood. Hence His Precious Blood is in truth the instrument of our salvation. With this thought being central to his book, Father Faber explores, in his inimitable manner, all the implications of …

Enter into a deeper understanding of the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Salvation History and in your life. Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC, says of this book: "Purest of All Lilies is an in-depth study by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC, of the very special relationship between the Virgin Mary and St. Faustina. I strongly recommend this book to devotees of The Divine Mercy. Its value is the …

Orginally published in 1944. By Fr. Raoul Plus, S.J. Everybody knows that the Christian is bound, as far as possible, to be a living Christ, another Jesus Christ. But to be a Christ for one's own personal benefit is not enough; we have to Christianize those around us ... in a word, we have to radiate Christ. Radiating Christ by Raoul Plus is an appeal to militant Catholics to effectively …

Fr. John H. Hampsch, CMF Widespread ignorance about the Triune God can be described as nothing short of "abysmal."  This is especially true of knowledge about the least understood Person of the Holy Trinity, the Holy Spirit. In a Barna survey in 1997, a disappointing 61% of US residents surveyed agreed with the statement that "the Holy Spirit is a symbol of God's presence or power, but is …

Matthew Kelly At a time when many Catholics are disillusioned, questioning their faith, and filled with doubts about the relevance of Catholicism in the modern world, the voice of one young man cries out to the world's largest faith community with a clarity that is rare and inspiring. Rediscovering Catholicism takes us on an adventure of life-changing proportions. Beginning with our common …

These short meditations are a perfect way for Catholic women of any age to start or end their days. Anne Costa helps us to see beyond the daily clutter of our lives to our real purpose--fulfilling the great calling God has given to women, whose unique gifts can change the world. While acknowledging the struggles and temptations that women face, Costa always leaves them with hope that they can …