Carmelite Prayer and the Practice of Virtues

Thomas M. Batsis, O. Carm. Carmelite Media - 202587 pp Volume discount available: 10% off the purchase of 15 copies, automatically applied at checkout. No other discount applies to other items in the same order. Prayer is an activity engaged in by most believers, whatever their faith practice. There are numerous forms of prayer, ranging from entreaties in times of distress, to expressions of thanksgiving or quiet moments of reflec-tion, to name just a few examples. Still, for many believers this experience remains something of a mystery. The purpose of this book is to help believers come to a deeper understanding of what's involved in this journey to deepening one's faith experience. After some 60 years as a Carmelite friar, including 55 years as a priest, the author offers a series of personal reflections on the nature and process of Carmelite spirituality, with a particular emphasis on contemplative prayer. Rather than proposing a strict format of mental prayer, Fr. Tom suggests read