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Practical tips for those struggling with prayer

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Philip Kosloski | Sep 17, 2018

Do you find prayer difficult or boring? Try these helpful tips.

Is prayer difficult for you? Are you confused on where to start or what to do during prayer?

French Trappist monk Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard relates several helpful tips in his spiritual classic, The Soul of the Apostolate. In it, he explains how to perform mental prayer and what we should do if we are starting out or struggling with it.

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