Study Group Sessions
Session 1
Recommended Reading:
Introduction, Chapters 1, 7, 8
Everyone Can Pray
Introduction to Prayer
Petitionary Prayer
Rote and Other Formal Prayers
Session 2
Recommended Reading:
Chapters 2-4, 9
Childhood Prayer
Why Pray?
Praying Without Knowing It
The Daily Examen
Session 3
Recommended Reading:
Chapters 5, 6, 12
What is Prayer?
Beginning a Friendship with God
Ignatian Contemplation (Imagination Prayer)
Session 4
Recommended Reading:
Chapters 10, 13
What Happens When You Pray
Praying with Sacred Texts: Lectio Divina
Session 5
Recommended Reading:
Chapters 11, 14
Discerning God's Voice in Prayer
Finding God In Centering Prayer
Session 6
Recommended Reading:
Chapters 15, 16
Talking About Prayer: Spiritual Direction, Retreats, Faith Sharing, Journaling
Discovering God in Creation: Nature Prayer
Session 7
Recommended Reading:
Chapters 17, 18, Handout
Topics in Prayer: The Overall Ups and Downs of the Spiritual Life
Moving from Prayer to Action
Adoration
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