“Steeped in Romanity” — Fr. Victor-Alain Berto

The Theology of Prayer

Joseph Clifford Fenton$19.95

What is prayer ? What part of us prays ? What is the cause of prayer and what is the effect of prayer ? Is prayer necessary ? Who can pray ? Pray to whom ? Pray for what? (Spiritual benefits ? temporal benefits ?) How should we pray ? On what conditions will our prayer be heard ? Petition or worship ? The prayer of Christ, the prayer of the Church, the prayer of the saints, the prayer of the Holy Souls, the prayer of in-dividuals, vocal prayer and mental prayer: how do they differ and how do they relate ? What are the degrees of prayer ? How does prayer sanctify ? The foremost American theologian of the twentieth century gives the Catholic answers to all these questions and more in this invaluable work.