The purpose of this project is to help people improve their prayer life by:
1. Inspiring people to pray more
2. Teaching them how to pray
3. Providing a plan or curriculum on what to pray
How this is accomplished:
- Writing about prayer
- Reviews of prayer books and other media related to prayer
- Promoting devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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Who am I? I am a student of prayer, and…
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God.
Specifically I am Catholic. My religion is who and what I am. It defines me as a person.
As of September 2010, I am a student at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit. I am studying theology in a class at night.
Who I am is NOT defined by a political party, a hobby, a car, clothes, a school, a sports team, or even by the country I was born and live in. However, I am thankful to God that I live in a country that is founded on the principle of freedom of religion.
This website and the Stages of Prayer Document are my response to God’s request to me, that I help other people learn about prayer.
“Peace be with you.”
Tony
My motto: Orare semper (to pray always)
My prayer: Nos erit qui, Tua (We have one will, Yours)
My prayer is:
Liturgical: Weekly and some daily Mass, Vespers from Liturgy of the Hours
Biblical: The Psalms and other prayers in the Bible, Lecto Divinia
Devotional: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Divine Mercy, Rosary, and others
Mystical: Both Meditative and Contemplative
Charismatic: See 1st Corinthians chapters 12,13,14
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An important note about this BLOG: I created this BLOG for both an anonymous person who may read a post an hour after I write it and for my great-great-grand children who may read these posts 100 or 200 (or more) years after I write them. The point being that the posts are meant to be timeless, they are my personal witness (to the entire world on the Internet) of my faith and belief in Jesus Christ.
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Permissions: Permission is given to download, print and make as many copies as you need.
The documents on this site will always be free.
Please do not download and host the guide on your web site. Why?
I intend to improve and modify the guide (adding new material, fixing broken links) for many years to come, if you host the guide on your web site, you will not get the benefits of the modifications.
Just to be clear, only a little of the content in the “Stages of Prayer” document is my own work, besides the concept of “stages”. The main work I have done is arranging the work of others into an organized guide.
