The Power of Prayer and Connecting with God

What does it mean to pray? Is it just words and gestures, or is it something more? When we pray, does God always give us what we want?

In this episode, we begin our discussion of Part Four of the Catechism

This episode covers Part Four, Section One, Chapter One, Articles One and Two of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 2556-2622).

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• The Catechism of the Catholic Church, Pts. 2556-2745

• Matthew Chapter 6

• Luke Chapter 11

• Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est

• L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables "CHAPTER VII: Anne Says Her Prayers"

• St Josemaria Escriva, The Way, "Point 266",  "Point 335"

• St Therese of Liseux, Manuscrits autobiographiques, C 25r.

• Ten Minutes With Jesus

• 1 Thessalonians 5:18

• Catholic Answers, "Why Pray to Mary?" 

• "Why We Should Pray For Things"

• "Why Does Prayer Sometimes Not Work?", YouTube. 

• "Goes God Change His Mind?", YouTube.

• "The Power of Jesus' Name." 

• "What Difference Does Prayer Make?"

• Roger J. Landry, Plan of Life

• Ascension Presents, "The Jesus Prayer Might Radically Change Your Prayer Life", YouTube.

• Fr Mike Schmitz, "The Power of Prayer", YouTube.

• "3 Steps to Unceasing Prayer", YouTube.

• "Why is Prayer so Hard?", YouTube.

• "Battling Dryness in Prayer", YouTube.

• "If God is Good, Why do we Need to Pray?", YouTube

• "What Really Happens in Eucharistic Adoration", YouTube.

• Archbishop Fulton Sheen, "Prayer is a Dialogue", YouTube.

• Fr. Jacques Philippe, Time for God

• The Catholic Encyclopedia, "Adoration"

• "Hope"

• "Blessing"

• Guigo the Carthusian, Scala Paradisi: PL 40, 998. 

• Ashley Crane, "Bless the Lord, O my soul!"

• Joseph M. Muntadas, "A Plan of  Life"

• Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network, "Morning Offering Prayers"

• De Libris, "Books on Spirituality"

• Joseph, Pronechen, "Why Does Our Lady of Fatima Call Us to the Daily Rosary?"

• Opus Dei, "How Do I Pray the Rosary?" 

• Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei

• C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain. 

• St. Teresa of Jesus, Autobiography of Teresa of Avila

• Eugene Boylan, Difficulties in Mental Prayer. 

• Podcasts for meditation:

• Ten Minutes with Jesus

• Meditations in Manhattan

• Word on Fire, "Sermons"

Ascenscion, Sunday Homilies with Fr. Mike Schmitz