Prayer Resources

Theology of Coffee

Bringing contemplative prayer to our coffee ritual. Yes please.

God, you love me

Why can it be hard to receive God’s love? Or another human’s? Perhaps it’s not about saying I love you in return.

Apostleship: More than Discipleship

Being a Disciple is the first stage in the Christian life, but Christ is calling us to a deeper role: being an Apostle, one who is sent.

Beloved – An Audio Meditation

An audio meditation on your belovedness. You are loved. Period.

What are the Spiritual Exercises?

You can’t know Ignatian spirituality without a knowing the importance of the Spiritual Exercises. But what are they?

Ignatian Resilience: Navigating the Tumult

Ignatius offers tools for us to stay resilient in the storms and uncertainties of life.

God in the Bathroom

You may find this odd, but one of the best prayer times for me is whenever I take a trip to the bathroom.

Reading Your Heart

In an episode of How I Met Your Mother, Barney looked over the last 24 hours of experiences to see what his heart told him on his cardiogram. It’s a practice we can use in the spiritual life, sans the cardiogram.

5 Ways to Find God in All Things

Finding God in all things is hard! Here are five ways to become more aware of God’s presence.

Having a Mutual Relationship with God

Sometimes we fall into a one-sided relationship with God. We ask for, take, obey, and do what we can so God keeps loving us. That’s not a relationship based on genuine love.

Prayer is an invitation from God, inviting us into relationship with God. It gives us a chance to take part in the story of creation, have an effect on the world, be involved in its God-story, and most importantly, reflect on how we contribute. These resources hope to reveal the infinite facets of prayer, the many ways we reach God, and how God reaches into our lives: in love, with words, in silence, seeking our desires, at different times, in different places.

Textual Prayer

JesuitPrayer.org (prayer with the daily readings)

Sacred Space (guided prayer with daily scripture, from the Irish Jesuits)

Jesuit Prayer Index (from Xavier University)

Give Us This Day (monthly publication with prayers and Mass readings)

How to Practice Lectio Divina (prayer with scripture)

Your Own Spiritual Exercises (a prayer practice using a journal)

Reimagining the Examen

Audio Prayer

Audio Meditations and Examens from Ignatian Resources / God In All Things

Pray-As-You-Go (from the British Jesuits)

Daily Disconnect (from the Carmelites)

Insight Timer

Ritual app

Apps

These can be found in the iOS and Android app stores. The links below will take you to the iOS App Store.

Pray-As-You-Go (from the British Jesuits)

Insight Timer

Ritual app

Reimagining the Examen

3-Minute Retreat

JesuitPrayer.org (prayer with the daily readings)

Sacred Space (guided prayer with daily scripture, from the Irish Jesuits)

Helps for Prayer

Building a Prayer Habit

Helps for Prayer (large list of helpful prayer resources and explanations from John Veltri, SJ)