Methods of Praying 
General articles on prayer.
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 4, Breathing the Breath of God
[click here to view part three of this seven part series] Breathing the Breath of God One of the post-Resurrection accounts in John’s Gospel says that Jesus extended his peace to the disciples and then breathed on them saying, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” It is the very same breath of God that the Creator breathed… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 3, Seeing Through God’s Eyes
[click here to view part two of this seven part series] Seeing Through God’s Eyes The essence of contemplation is seeing all of creation through God’s eyes. We’ve all had contemplative experiences, but perhaps we didn’t know it was contemplation. Watching the slow, multicolored sunset with simple, childlike awe to the point where we simply… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 2, Contemplation
[click here to view part one of this seven part series] Today’s Challenge: Contemplation Those of us who live our Christian lives out “in the world” have to fashion a spirituality that fits our way of life without looking for a fast-food cop-out. Maybe we will choose to pray the rosary on the way to… Read More ›
Five Ways to Pray Always: Part 1, Introduction
It is the custom of the Monastery to select a book to be read during Lent and discuss it as a community. Since this would be difficult for the Oblates to accomplish, perhaps we can read an article together during Lent? For each of the five weeks of Lent we will publish one part of… Read More ›