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