Light and Images - Elements of Contemplation
…concerns was to rekindle Christians' desire for contemplation and thus to renew the Church's prayer. Light and Images is one of the most important of her works on the subject. She sets forth the deepest theological foundations of contemplativeprayer according to the reciprocal relationship between…
Contemplative Prayer
…lectern to remind us of the importance—nay, relevance—of prayer for all Christians, contemplative or other."—America Select excerpts from ContemplativePrayer: "Contemplation is essentially a listening in silence, an expectancy." "Prayer does not blind us to the world, but it transforms our vision…
Christian Perfection and Contemplation
…prayer - or infused contemplation - which God wills to give to all who are receptive. Thus, this book inspires in us great hope of attaining a closer union with God and a more divine or supernatural mode of action than is possible through our ordinary good efforts aided by grace. Although infused contemplation…
The Evidential Power of Beauty
…to nature, music, academe and our unquenchable human thirst for unending beauty, truth and ecstasy, a thirst quenched only at the summit of contemplativeprayer here below, and in the consummation of the beatific vision hereafter. "This is as complete a theology of beauty in one simple volume as I know…
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Christian Prayer - Liturgy of the Hours
…reference to prayer being designated by the hour at which it was said. In our Church today, when the Hours are prayed by clergy and lay persons alike, even in private, we are united in this beautiful prayer, and participating with fellow Catholics all around the world, praying the official prayers at the same…
15 Days of Prayer With Thomas Merton
…prayer and retreat 15 meditation sessions with focus points and reflection guidesFollow the footsteps of Thomas Merton.This simple, Cistercian monk was one of the most humane and engaging spiritual figures of the twentieth century. He was a man of paradoxes: of words and silence; a contemplative involved…
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Prayer Primer
…mentioned at all: Why pray? (be ready for some surprises) Why vocal prayer is important and yet should be limited What contemplation is and is not Praying with Scripture Family prayer - even how to introduce children to group meditation Prayer in a busy life Pitfalls and problems - together with solutions…
Prayer - the Great Conversation
…prayer book God wrote, how to overcome sin through contemplation, and how to see God everywhere. Kreeft communicates a vision for prayer that becomes a profound conversation with the God who created, redeemed and sustains us--a conversation that is the most important experience in human life. Prayer:…
Everyday Catholic Prayer
…you. Designed for busy lives and everyday people, Everyday Catholic Prayer provides psalms and Scripture readings for each day of the week, patterned on the liturgy of the hours. This simple book of scriptural and contemplativeprayer, with its underlying theme of transformation in Christ, will become…
15 Days of Prayer With Saint Thomas Aquinas
…lecturing and writing — his major works were Summa contra Gentes and Summa Theologica — but Thomas was also a mystic, engaging in deeply contemplativeprayer that was sometimes ecstatic. In 1272 he experienced a divine revelation, after which he declared his writings “so much straw” in comparison…
Sister Wendy on Prayer
…has spent years in silence and contemplation in her calling as a nun. Her celebrated television specials and books about art have led her many admirers to ask about her own faith and practices. For the ?rst time, in this thoughtful examination of the nature of prayer, she reveals her deeply held beliefs…
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The St. Francis Prayer Book - A Guide to Deepen Your Spiritual Life
This warm-hearted little book is a window into the soul of St. Francis, one of the most passionate and inspiring followers of Jesus. "Prayer was to Francis as play is to a child: natural, easy, creative, and joyful," author Jon Sweeney tells us. "Before it became common to speak in personal terms of…
