01327nam a2200169Ia 4500 240426s9999 xx 000 0 und d 97808987077550898707757 eng BV210.2 .K64 2000 Kreeft, Peter Prayer for Beginners / Peter Kreeft San Francisco, Calif. : Ignatius Press, 2000 125 p. ; 19 cm. Necessity : why praying is more important than eating -- Motives : ten compelling reasons to pray -- Methods : why we need none -- Words : vocal prayer as conversation with God -- Steps : stop, look, and listen -- Thoughts : where the action is -- Faith : the one prerequisite for prayer -- Themes : what should I say when I pray? -- "Jesus" : the shortest, simplest, and most powerful prayer in the world -- Work : praying always -- Distractions : mental obstacles to prayer -- Sins : moral obstacles to prayer -- Simplicity : prayer as saint-making -- Renunciation : the necessity of the negative -- Sufferings : how to transform bitterness into sweetness -- Patience : forgiving ourselves for failure -- Grace : what everything is -- Perseverance : the realistic fanaticism. Lawrence,—of the Resurrection, Brother,—1611-1691.Catholic Church—Doctrines.Prayer—Catholic Church. 0 0 0 0 GETS GETS GEN 2024-04-26 0 BV210.2 .K64 2000 00033657 2024-04-26 16:26:44 2024-04-26 BK 52785 52785