Father James Martin: The right way to pray is whatever works best for you. Ep. 30

Chances are if you’re Catholic you’ve said it, or at least thought
it: I am terrible at praying. I know I have (and am). You’ve tried
the rosary. You’ve given the Examen a shot. You even dragged
yourself to adoration. Why isn’t God answering?! Especially in this
long slog between Pentecost and Advent, it’s easy to get
discouraged. Fear not, dear listener. This week, we bring back
Father James Martin, who has written a new book on prayer, In
All Seasons, For All Reasons: Praying Throughout the Year. We
ask him: How to (pumpkin?) spice up your prayer life during plain
ol’ Ordinary Time? What’s your favorite way to pray? And what’s the
worst prayer advice you’ve ever heard? (You can enter to win a free
copy of Father Martin’s book if you leave us a review on
iTunes, screenshot the review and then send it
to jesuitical@americamedia.org!) We also asked listen [...]
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