Kreeft, Peter creator text xx San Francisco, Calif Ignatius Press 2000 9999 monographic und eng

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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. Peter Kreeft Lawrence,—of the Resurrection, Brother,—1611-1691.Catholic Church—Doctrines.Prayer—Catholic Church BV210.2 .K64 2000 97808987077550898707757 240426