“At the heart of catechesis we find, in essence, a Person, the Person of Jesus of Nazareth, the only Son from the Father...full of grace and truth, who suffered and died for us and who now, after rising, is living with us forever. It is Jesus who is ‘the way, and the truth, and the life,’ and Christian living consists in following Christ, the sequela Christi.... Accordingly, the definitive aim of catechesis is to put people not only in touch but in communion, in intimacy, with Jesus Christ; only He can lead us to the love of the Father in the Spirit and make us share in the life of the Holy Trinity.’” (CT5)
When you pray, do you ever feel restless or distracted? Do you ever feel like you don’t know what you’re doing in prayer? Do you have times when you don’t feel close to God?
When you pray, do you ever struggle to trust God and surrender to his will? Are you sometimes uncertain how to discern God’s plan for your life? Do you ever get discouraged by your many weaknesses and wonder, “Why do I have so many struggles? Why can’t I change?”
Do you long to be transformed?
God wants to take us on a profound interior journey. He wants to lead us step by step into deeper relationship with him. In short, Catholic spirituality is all about God changing us “into his likeness from one degree of glory to another” (2 Corinthians 3:18). And this spiritual transformation takes place primarily through the life of prayer.
This study is not merely about prayer or how to pray. It’s more about learning how to encounter God in prayer and allowing him to act more in our lives.