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Books about Prayer




Armchair Mystic, by Mark E. Thibodeaux, S.J.

God, I Have Issues: 50 Ways to Pray No Matter How you Feel, by Mark E. Thibodeaux, S.J.

God's Voice Within by Mark E. Thibodeaux, S.J. (All of Fr. Thibodeaux's books are excellent!)

Paying Attention to God: Discernment in Prayer, by William A Barry, S.J.

God’s Passionate Desire and Our Response, by William A Barry, S.J.

Prayer Is Love, by Edward Carter, S.J.

Experiencing God’s Tremendous Love: Entering Into Relational Prayer, by Maureen Conroy, R.S.M.

Song of the Bird, by Anthony DeMello, S.J.

Courage to Pray, by Anthony Bloom and Georges Lefebvre

Beginning Contemplative Prayer: Out of Chaos, Into Quiet, by Sr. Kathryn J.Hermes

Prayer for Beginners, by Peter Kreeft

True Prayer: An Invitation to Christian Spirituality, by Kenneth Leech

In Silence: Why We Pray, by Donald Spoto

Praying the Scriptures, by Demetrius Dumm, O.S.B.

New Seeds of Contemplation, by Thomas Merton

Contemplative Prayer, by Thomas Merton

Contemplation in a World of Action, by Thomas Merton

No Man is an Island, by Thomas Merton

The Wisdom of the Desert: Sayings from the Desert Fathers of the Fourth Century, translated by Thomas Merton

Love and Living, by Thomas Merton, edited by Naomi Burton Stone and Br. Patrick Hart. (This is a series of essays written by Merton and compiled posthumously.)

Dialogues with Silence: Prayers and Drawings, by Thomas Merton, edited by Jonathan Montaldo

Journey to the Heart: Christian Contemplation through the Ages, by Kim Nataraja, editor

Franciscan Prayer, by Ilia Delio, O.S.F.

Too Deep for Words: Rediscovering Lectio Divina, by Thelma Hall, r.c.

How to Pray: A Practical Guide, by David Torkington

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Prayer, by Hans Urs von Balthasar. Ignatius Press, 1986 (originally published in 1956)

Grief: Here is an excellent book on the topic of grief. I have given it to many people when they suffered a loss.

A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss by Jeffrey L. Sittser.
  • Home
  • About Me
    • Testimonials
  • What is Spiritual Direction?
  • Events
    • The Beauty of Holiness
    • New Testament Seminar
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    • Prayer Styles Seminar
    • Holiness and the Saints
    • Other programs
  • Michele's Blog
  • Links
  • Michele's Book Corner
    • Books about Prayer
    • Books on Saints
    • Books on Iconography
    • Literature