Download or read book Difficulties in Mental Prayer written by Eugene Boylan and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 1997 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long beloved of Catholics worldwide, this book helps you conquer the obstacles that confront most people when they begin to try to pray regularly. Eugene Boylan discusses the nature and ways of prayer, the difficulties that you're likely to face if you don't pray, the purpose of meditation, and more. He examines all this not from a theoretical standpoint, but from the perspective of the individual Catholic who's trying to pray better. As such, this book offers you solid encouragement to press on in prayer.
Download or read book Difficulties in Mental Prayer written by M. Eugene Boylan and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book WAYS OF MENTAL PRAYER written by DOM VITALIS. LEHODEY and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catechism of Mental Prayer written by Very Rev. Joseph Simler and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 1985-02 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet clearly explains what mental prayer or "meditation" is and how to do it. Whereas larger books about this topic fail, this booklet succeeds in helping to seek a true understanding of mental prayer as a form of meditation. Takes the beginner step-by-step through the 3 basic aspects. Mental prayer is for all--so is this book.
Download or read book Progress Through Mental Prayer written by Edward Leen and published by Aeterna Press. This book was released on 2015-07-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAINT PAUL, writing to the Christian converts, addresses them as persons called to be Saints. It is clear from this mode of address that, in the eyes of the Apostle, the vocation of every Christian, as such, is that he be a saint. To the Apostle’s mind this calling, once one has been baptized, is ineluctable. To evade it to the end is not merely to risk but actually to incur everlasting unhappiness. Startling as this thought is, there is not needed much reflection to see that its truth cannot be gainsaid.Nothing “unsaintly” can find place in heaven. Aeterna Press
Download or read book Difficulties in Mental Prayer written by M. Eugene Boylan and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-04-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THERE is a process used for printing pictures in colour which involves the making of separate blocks for each elementary component colour in the picture. The prints from each of these blocks are superimposed on each other, and if the relative strength of each colour is correct, the result is quite natural. If, however, anyone shade is too weak, then there is a corresponding defect in final renedering of the true colour, which might perhaps be corrected by an extra printing of the weak component. Now, the purpose of these pages is something like that of the extra printing. It is not that the standard presentation of mental prayer is defective, but it would seem that the impression of mental prayer that many souls have received needs to be strengthened in certain "colours." That purpose explains the irregular extent of treatment which the reader will notice in these pages. The subject of methodical meditation is only outlined, as there are more than enough excellent books dealing with it in great detail. Besides, the souls for whom this book is primarily intended are those who cannot succeed with the usual methods of meditation, as well as, those who once were able to meditate but now find that it has become an impossibility to do so. In order to fit this "extra printing" into the general picture of prayer, the whole subject is, at least, outlined; certain phases which seem to need more detailed treatment being dealt with more extensively. But there is another reason why we have insisted on including a discussion of such states of prayer as those which we have called the prayer of faith, and why we beg the reader, whatever may be his position on the ladder of prayer, to read the whole work. Whatever may be said about the general law of the development of prayer when observed and averaged among a large number of different souls, most individuals find that their path of advance is extremely twisted and shows rapid and extensive variations. It would seem therefore that, except perhaps at the very beginning, an acquaintance with the nature and technique of all the different stages of prayer, is not only helpful at any stage, but even necessary at all of them. Despite the title of this work, it is not a scientific analysis or a classified catalogue of the various difficulties that may arise in prayer, with a complete practical solution of each one appended in its proper place. Its purpose is rather to discuss the nature and ways of prayer, not with scientific objectivity, but from the point of view of the individual, looking at it as it appears to him. In this way it is hoped to put the soul in position to deal with most of his own difficulties. Further, the primary purpose is not so much to instruct the reader as to encourage him to press on in prayer, and to induce him to seek further information from the works of more competent pens. That is why the treatment of the subject is so condensed; so much so, that it will need a second reading to extract all we have tried to say. This re-reading is all the more advisable from the fact that the earlier chapters will be more easily understood in light of those which follow. As the point is so well treated in many other works, it is assumed that the reader is aware of the necessity of mental prayer. A Christian who does not pray is like a man who neither thinks nor wills-a mere animal in the spiritual life. The pursuit of perfection is utterly impossible without mental prayer-which, of course, may be made quite unconsciously. In fact, it may be said that if a man does not pray he cannot save his soul.
Download or read book Difficulties in Mental Prayer written by M Eugene Boylan and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Pure Faith written by Jason Evert and published by Totus Tuus Press. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authentic prayer begins when we realize that we do not know how to pray. But what do we do after this realization? Pure Faith is a hardcover devotional written to help people deepen their interior life so that they can encounter God on a daily basis. It contains prayers for every occasion, prayers before and after Mass and Confession, prayers to various saints, and a wealth of advice on how to develop a rich prayer life.
Download or read book This Tremendous Lover written by Eugene Boylan and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a popular twentieth-century spiritual classic This Tremendous Lover offers the hope of a deeper union with God through a life of charity, humility, and abandonment to the divine will.
Download or read book Mental Prayer written by Bertrand Wilberforce and published by . This book was released on 2010-10-20 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of all prayer is a deeper inner desire for conversion of heart. This classic text by the well-known Dominican, Fr Wilberforce, establishes the importance of prayer in daily life, and systematically overcomes all the objections and difficulties people have in trying to establish a meaningful relationship with God through prayer. The booklet's great strength is the simple and practical steps it invites the reader to follow to reach a point where daily mental prayer becomes an integral and important part of everyday living.
Download or read book Conversation with Christ written by Rev. Fr. Peter T. Rohrbach and published by TAN Books. This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The teachings of St Teresa of Avila about personal prayer. The practicality of St. Teresa's teaching about mental prayer shines through in this wonderful synopsis of her writings about it--something she said "the whole world could not purchase." Learn how we should pray, in order to grow in the spiritual life. Imprimatur.
Download or read book Dom Eugene Boylan written by Thomas J Morrissey and published by Messenger Publications. This book was released on 2019-07-17 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1963 the world was rocked by the death of John F. Kennedy, president of the United States of America. One year later the world of Catholic spirituality was rocked by the death of Dom Eugene Boylan. The comparison is less than superficial: both men found favour with women, both were known as charming and capable entertainers, both became unexpected leaders who frequently challenged authority; both were gone before their time. In Dom Eugene Boylan Thomas J. Morrissey tells the untold story: the life of a prize-winning student, music-lover, ladies’ man and physicist who became the great spiritual writer of groundbreaking titles like This Tremendous Lover. Demonstrating that Boylan’s life shaped his familial spirituality of love, which for many pre-empted the innovations of the Second Vatican Council, Morrissey recovers the unique worldliness of Boylan’s spirituality by turning to the worldliness of his life: where he roamed from Austria to Australia, the USA to Ireland. Some say the jaw dropped feet not inches when the young Kevin Boylan announced his intention to join the Cistercians; in Dom Eugene Boylan jaw and mouth are gently reunited, as two worlds are joined in symbiosis: the world of man and of monk united by the greatest theme, God’s love.
Download or read book Partnership with Christ written by Eugene Boylan and published by Monastic Wisdom. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the best retreat we ever had at Gethsemani," commented Thomas Merton of the talks reproduced in this volume. Recorded in 1958 at Holy Spirit Abbey in Conyers, Georgia, transcribed, and now printed, Dom Eugene's meditations include stories of his boyhood and school years, his life as a novice and as an abbot. A monk of Roscrea Abbey in his native Ireland, Eugene Boylan(1904-1963) served as superior of Caldey Abbey in Wales, and briefly as abbot of Roscrea before his untimely death. From his experience as confessor and spiritual director, he wrote two classic books: This Tremendous Loverand Difficulties in Mental Prayer.
Download or read book Prayers for Every Day written by Nancy Parker Brummett and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prayers for Every Day is a hardcover devotional book that offers prayers, Scripture verses, poetry, hymns, and inspirational quotes for every day of the year, written to inject insight and energy into daily devotionals. The daily prayer book is filled with powerful prayers that concern such deeply felt emotions as love, compassion, contrition, peace, and joy, as well as grace, hope, comfort, faith, and guidance. Prayers for Every Day is written as an honest, heartfelt dialogue with God. You are likely to hear your own struggles when reading the prayer book, as well as encouragement that can help you deepen your faith. Additional features of Prayers for Every Day include: Padded cover with an embedded praying hands charm. Attached satin ribbon bookmark. Gold-gilded pages.
Download or read book Thirsting for Prayer written by Jacques Philippe and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What the world most needs today is prayer. It is prayer that will give birth to all the renewals, healings, deep and fruitful transformations we all want for society today.... I am more and more convinced that everything comes from prayer and that, among the calls of the Spirit, this is the first and most urgent one we should respond to." Many have already benefited from Fr. Jacques’ best-selling book on prayer, Time for God. In Thirsting for Prayer, Fr. Jacques revisits some of the themes covered in that book and develops new insights that are both profound and practical. These reflections guide us with simplicity on the path to intimacy with God, helping us to develop an actual taste for personal prayer. This "school of prayer" opens us up to the encounter with God that transforms us from within. View Fr. Jacques Philippe's website and App (www.frjacquesphilippe.com)
Download or read book Time for God written by Jacques Philippe and published by Scepter Publishers. This book was released on 2017-03-29 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people today are thirsty for God and feel a desire for an intense, personal prayer life that is deep and ongoing. But they encounter obstacles that prevent them from following the path seriously, and especially from persevering on it. Time for God was written with these desires and difficulties in mind. In Time for God, author Jacques Philippe mainly concentrates on mental prayer: prayer that consists of facing God in solitude and silence for a time in order to enter into intimate, loving communion with him. Practicing this kind of prayer regularly is considered by all spiritual masters to be an indispensable path that gives access to genuine Christian life—a path to knowing and loving God that empowers us to respond to his call to holiness addressed to each individual. Philippe draws on years of experience as a spiritual guide to illuminate the fundamental principles of mental prayer and describes some common mistakes and misconceptions that can lead it astray. With simplicity and clarity he explains the foundational principles for a healthy prayer life and gives advice for overcoming the various obstacles that arise when one sets off on the path of interior prayer.
Download or read book The Bible and Mental Health written by Christopher C.H. Cook and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2020-08-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it possible to develop such a thing as a biblical theology of mental health? How might we develop a helpful and pastoral use of scripture to explore questions of mental health within a Christian framework? This timely and important book integrates the highest levels of biblical scholarship with theological and pastoral concerns to consider how we use scripture when dealing with mental health issues.
