Prayer

Yielding to Love learning to follow our yearning for deeper communion with God (2005)

Published by St Pauls Publications, Sydney, 61 2 93943400) [www.stpauls.com.au]

1. Preface

2a. Introducetion:quest for love

2b. Introdiction: heart to heart

Part One

3. An obedient heart

4. A loving heart

5. A free heart

6. A humble heartt

7. Having the heart of Jesus

8. A heart open to holiness

9. A silent heart

10. A believing heart

Part Two

11. Beginning to pray

12. Devotional and liturgical prayer

13. Prayer of petition

14. Prayer reflecting on one's life

15. Gospel Meditation

16. Spiritual reading

17. Distractions

18. Prayer of presence

19. Longing for God

Part Three

20. Passive prayer

21. Transforming union

22. Mystical graces

23. The experience of spiritual darkness

24. Perfect Communion

25. Conclusion

A Series of 29 reflections on prayer (2018)

Part One: Drawn by love (reflections 1-9, pages 1-43)

01. What is prayer?
02. God’s ‘Word’ to us
03. God’s indwelling ‘Spirit’
04. An experience of love
05. Sharing in Jesus’ prayer
06. Longing for God
07. Beginning to pray
08. Early stages of prayer
09. Distractions

Part Two :Living a life conducive to prayer (reflections 10-19 pages 44-84)

10. Self_knowledge
11. Humility
12. Obedience
13. Detachment
14. Indifference
15. Holiness
16. Intercession
17. Spiritual friendship
18. Spiritual Direction
19. Silence and solitude

Part Three: Drawn into deeper contemplation (reflections 20-29, page 85-132)

20. Early contemplation
21. Difficulties
22. ‘Night of the senses’
23. Faith
24. The gfts of the Spirit
25. The fruits of the Spirit
26. Union and Betrothal
27. Mystical Graces
28. ‘Night of the spirit’
29. Spiritual Marriage

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Contemplating the mystery

Definition of 'mystery' and different forms of 'contemplation'.

Audio

Contemplating the mystery as members of the Body of Christ

Audio

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Preparatory Presentations for Life's Healing Journey Retreat (LHJ)

Prayer of the Church: Morning and Evening Prayer

Weeks One-Four

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Commentary on the Catechism Audio Files scroll to Part 4

  • Prayer: Presentations pdf

Active Prayer

Passive Prayer

Communing in Jesus' Prayer

Intimacy

A praying heart

Prayer Yielding to Love

Prayer 2

Prayer 3

Prayer 4

h) Religious Experience

Prayer Weekend

......Jesus' Praying

Audio

.....Meditation

Audio

.....Contemplation

Audio

10. Audio files from 2012

What is prayer

Heart to heart

self-knowledge

sharing Jesus' prayer

Holiness

Obediance

humility

Longing for God

Beginnings of prayer

pre-contemplation prayer

petition

intercession

reflective living

distractions

love of self

friendship

detachment

indifference

silence and solitude

early contemplation

difficulties in early contemplation

Night of the senses

faith 1

faith 2

gifts of the Spirit

fruits of the Spirit

prayer of union

spiritual betrothal

mystical graces

dark night 1

Dark night 2

spiritual marriage

summary

sabbatical orientation 1

sabbatical orientation 2