Prayer Resources

Giving up Catholicism for Lent?

Last Lent you may have seen Stephen Colbert's bit on Ash Wednesday (see the video at the bottom). The broadcast opens on Colbert with ashes on his forehead. "The ash on my forehead is a Christian symbol of sacrifice, penance, and mortality," he began. "It's basically...

Theology of Coffee

Bringing contemplative prayer to our coffee ritual. Yes please.

Count Your Blessings

What do you do when you’re worried and can’t sleep?

Reverence and the Bow

Our Western culture lacks something so much a part of Eastern culture: reverence and humility, displayed in the gesture of the bow.

The Plus Sign

There is a gem in Ignatian spirituality that often goes unnoticed. It’s sometimes called the plus sign.

Freedom & Foundation – Week 1

Oriented toward God; preparing for prayer

Pick Up Your Mat! (And Walk) – An Imaginative Meditation

What is keeping you paralysed? Put yourself in Jesus’ hands in this healing audio meditation.

Another Story from the Bar

An experience at a speakeasy put me in touch with the spirituality of the senses, all five of them.

The Grace I Seek (Morning Meditation)

A morning meditation on asking God for a grace. (Companions evening meditation)

The Ministry of Remembering

It feels good to be remembered. Ignatius saw the memory as a gift, one that draws us into a deeper union with God.

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)