Today, Dan Burke and Melissa Elson speak with Kathleen Beckman about her book, When Women Pray and discuss the prayer practices and effects of prayer on the lives of eleven, well-known Catholic women.
Topics/Questions covered in the show:
Which women were chosen to contribute to the book and why? Is there a difference between the way men and women pray? What is spiritual motherhood? How can a busy mother develop a strong prayer life? How does liturgical prayer help one's prayer life? What effect does prayer have on one's physical and mental health? How are liturgical prayer and mental prayer connected?Resources:
Spiritualdirection.com - website Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation Sophia Institute Press When Women Pray by Kathleen Beckman Praying for Priests by Kathleen Beckman www.foundationforpriests.org - Foundation of Prayer for Priests website Questions? Send an e-mail to Questions@myavila.com or call 818-646-7729. Please leave your name, location and question.