Prayer and meditation

The Art of Praying

Book that collects a set of conferences in Berlin about prayer at the end of the 30s. Guardini expresses here his personal experience on prayer, its place in the Christian life, and explains the various...

The Imitation of Christ

This 14th or 15th century work contains points of meditation attributed to Thomas a Kempis. It sets forth, with clarity and piety, aspects of the spiritual life that are useful for everyone. But it is good...

Walking with God

In this brief work, a Carmelite priest gives practical advice on how to grow in interior life: finding God in and through creatures; offering one’s life in union with Chirst; becomomg more aware of the...

In Silence with God

The book is a good aid to those who seek to follow the Lord, to obtain the silence of the soul necessary to hear and understand His will. The author is a German Benedictine, who presents in this book the...

How to Pray

How to Pray may seem like a strange title for a booklet. Most people probably feel that they know how to pray well enough, their real problem is getting themselves to do it. In part they are right...

In Conversation with God

Seven-volume collection of meditations for each day of the liturgical calendar, including many feast days. It often refers to the Magisterium, the Church Fathers, and the saints, especially St. Josemaría....

Christian Prayer

Contains practical suggestions for deepening one’s prayer life. Stresses personal effort and struggle, responding to God’s grace, and rejecting quietism. For people with some formation.