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In this perceptive and timely book, celebrated spiritual teacher Benedict Groeschel demonstrates how the combination of grace with enduring Christian truths and practices will enable you to experience a deep, rewarding prayer life that in effect permeates everything you do. But Groeschel is not implying everyone should join a monastery. In fact, he points out that half of the communication equation has already been solved by ordinary Christians. God, who created humans in His image, is constantly trying to get in touch with us. He uses the gift of our senses, the beauty of creation, and the riches of music, art, and literature as a kind of celestial call-waiting system. The challenge confronting us is to answer the call by cultivating an awareness of God's loving presence. The foundation for doing so is to establish and maintain a schedule of daily prayer, thereby creating a framework for communication with God. In addition, the Church offers a lavish variety of resources to support our personal efforts, from daily Mass attendance, to praying the Rosary, to engaging in the ancient practice of lectio divina. As we let God touch our spirits, we will begin to practice contemplation, a prerequisite for regarding everything in our lives as spiritual exercises. This remarkable book uses the testimonies of Scripture and of the lives of saints through the ages to show how you can make your words and actions a river of unceasing prayer.
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Father Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R., is an internationally known lecturer and retreat master. He is the host of the weekly EWTN program Sunday Night Live with Father Benedict Groeschel.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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6 Feb 2011
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I recently had the opportunity to read Fr. Benedict J Groeschel's newest book, Praying Constantly: Bringing Your Faith to Life. As a mother who tends to have perfectionist tendencies, I'm always reading to find out just what praying constantly REALLY means. Obviously, I have my particularly busy station in life and cannot live like I was in a monestary (though, it *IS* nice to do once in a while). It's hard to wrap my head around what that means for someone in non-consecrated life.
Fr. Groeschel's book gave me some excellent insights that I didn't have before. The first couple of chapters cover the basics of Christianity -- how to pray, praying in a "dry spell", and who God is, making this an excellent book for someone who isn't even very religious or who may not be sure they believe at all. The next chapter (my favorite, for clarity purposes), explains what it means to pray constantly.
There are several ways to respond to God and to keep him in your thoughts constantly. He talks about having a prayer routine, ministering to others (works of mercy), LISTENING for God (hard to do if you are constantly *doing* things), and (seemingly) random God-breezes. Further chapters address topics like the need for reverence, the Mass, Adoration (I sooooo miss this!), and places to pray. He also talks about praying with scripture (Lectio Divina) and listening to God.
There was another chapter that really provided a perspective on constant prayer that I had never considered-Prayer as a part of the body of Christ (i.e. the Church). He discusses how your prayers are more than just your lonely petitions when you are part of the body of Christ. In the Mass itself, the body of Christ is united in it's prayers. We all join together in the Penitential Rite, the Pater Noster (Our Father), the Apostle's Creed, and especially in the prayers of Petition. The sacraments bring us together with the other members of the church and the angels and saints are also a part of the body of Christ. All of these things amplify our prayer life, making it easier to think about my meager and lacking efforts being pleasing to God. He concludes the book with a chapter on impediments and aids to prayer, i.e. those things that can hinder or help your efforts.
All in all, the book Praying Constantly, by Fr. Benedict J. Groeschal, CFR is a FABULOUS book on prayer. It is short, easy to read, and makes constant prayer seem like an achievable goal for busy moms. It has a lot of ideas for practical use and can be used by people, no matter where they are starting-from people who only have a vague idea of their beliefs to the fairly devout-I'm sure everyone could glean something useful and/or inspirational from this book.
This review was written as part of the Catholic book reviewer program from The Catholic Company.
Fr. Groeschel's book gave me some excellent insights that I didn't have before. The first couple of chapters cover the basics of Christianity -- how to pray, praying in a "dry spell", and who God is, making this an excellent book for someone who isn't even very religious or who may not be sure they believe at all. The next chapter (my favorite, for clarity purposes), explains what it means to pray constantly.
There are several ways to respond to God and to keep him in your thoughts constantly. He talks about having a prayer routine, ministering to others (works of mercy), LISTENING for God (hard to do if you are constantly *doing* things), and (seemingly) random God-breezes. Further chapters address topics like the need for reverence, the Mass, Adoration (I sooooo miss this!), and places to pray. He also talks about praying with scripture (Lectio Divina) and listening to God.
There was another chapter that really provided a perspective on constant prayer that I had never considered-Prayer as a part of the body of Christ (i.e. the Church). He discusses how your prayers are more than just your lonely petitions when you are part of the body of Christ. In the Mass itself, the body of Christ is united in it's prayers. We all join together in the Penitential Rite, the Pater Noster (Our Father), the Apostle's Creed, and especially in the prayers of Petition. The sacraments bring us together with the other members of the church and the angels and saints are also a part of the body of Christ. All of these things amplify our prayer life, making it easier to think about my meager and lacking efforts being pleasing to God. He concludes the book with a chapter on impediments and aids to prayer, i.e. those things that can hinder or help your efforts.
All in all, the book Praying Constantly, by Fr. Benedict J. Groeschal, CFR is a FABULOUS book on prayer. It is short, easy to read, and makes constant prayer seem like an achievable goal for busy moms. It has a lot of ideas for practical use and can be used by people, no matter where they are starting-from people who only have a vague idea of their beliefs to the fairly devout-I'm sure everyone could glean something useful and/or inspirational from this book.
This review was written as part of the Catholic book reviewer program from The Catholic Company.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Listening to God in the Present Moment
12 Nov 2010
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This book is helping me learn more about prayer and to grow in my faith. All of Fr. Benedict's books are wonderful.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Strengthen your Catholic Faith
27 Sep 2011
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Great book if you want to strengthen your Catholic Faith and prayer life. God is ever present in our lives and it is up to us to seek him. For in seeking you will surely find.
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