The purpose of this book "The purpose of this book is to describe the life of prayer, at least in its initial stages, for those who truly want to learn to pray. It thus attempts to be not an attempt to convince the doubter of the value of prayer … [Read more...]

 #1: Make it a "mini habit" "Mini habits" are small & easy versions of the desired habits you wish to form. They are great because they (1) bypass any motivation issue (which is an unreliable source to establish a new habit) and they (2) do … [Read more...]

BJ Fogg is the director of the Persuasive Tech Lab at Stanford University.  Click here for his free online week-long program that teaches you how to pick small goals and then support you as you work toward them using scientifically-sound, behavior … [Read more...]

(Click here for a link to this resource) WHAT IS CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER?  According to Fr. Spitzer, contemplative prayer is "any form of prayer that is open to direct connection with the Lord for enough time to establish intimacy." This "intimacy" is a … [Read more...]

Lectio divina, or  "divine reading", is a form of Christian meditation that makes full use of the intellect in an effort to understand God's Word, hear God's voice, and encounter God's transformative love. In order to help facilitate this encounter … [Read more...]