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God who hears, before I think about my own day, I bring these people to You: [Names held in silence] You know their needs better than I do. You love them more than I can. You're already at work in w
catholic contemplative prayer by Augustine of Hippo
Teaching on Prayer from John Calvin: Intercessory Prayer in the Reformed Tradition
Teaching on Prayer from Desert Fathers: The Jesus Prayer and Ceaseless Prayer
Teaching on Prayer from Teresa of Avila: Contemplative Prayer: The Interior Castle
Teaching on Prayer from Cyprian of Carthage: Corporate Prayer in the Early Church
Teaching on Prayer from Augustine of Hippo: Prayers of Penitence: The Psalms of David
Teaching on Prayer from Ephrem the Syrian: Ephrem the Syrian: Prayer as Poetry
Teaching on Prayer from Tertullian: Tertullian: Prayer as Spiritual Sacrifice
Teaching on Prayer from Macarius the Great: Macarius the Great on Prayer and the Heart
Teaching on Prayer from E.M. Bounds: The Necessity of Constant Prayer
Teaching on Prayer from Brother Lawrence: Practicing the Presence of God
Teaching on Prayer from Augustine of Hippo: Augustine on Desire and Prayer
Teaching on Prayer from Benedict of Nursia: Liturgical Prayer and the Hours
Teaching on Prayer from John Cassian: The Arrow Prayer: Short Prayers Throughout the Day
Teaching on Prayer from Origen: Origen on Prayer as Transformation
Teaching on Prayer from Gregory of Nyssa: Gregory of Nyssa on the Lord's Prayer
Teaching on Prayer from Cyprian of Carthage: Cyprian on the Lord's Prayer as Model
Teaching on Prayer from Anselm of Canterbury: Anselm of Canterbury: Faith Seeking Understanding Through Prayer
Teaching on Prayer from Ignatius of Loyola: The Prayer of Examen
Teaching on Prayer from John Chrysostom: John Chrysostom on Prayer as Conversation
The ancient practice of lectio divina transforms Bible reading from information gathering to divine encounter. This 'sacred reading' involves four movements: lectio (reading), meditatio (meditation), ...
The morning hour holds unique spiritual power. As the psalmist declared, 'In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly' (Psalm 5:3). There'...
Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century monk, discovered that washing dishes could be as sacred as celebrating Mass. He practiced the 'presence of God'—recognizing that every moment is holy ground (Exodus 3:...