The Better Part: A Christ-Centered Resource for Personal Prayer
by Father John Bartunek, LC, ThD
No one who is learning or desires to learn to pray more deeply and meditate more effectively on the person and work of Christ should go without this book. It offers a basic but at the same time sufficiently comprehensive overview of how to meditate in the Christian tradition (no New Age or Hindu/Buddhist influences here.)
Beyond the solid instruction on meditation method, Father John provides us with meditations through each verse of the four Gospels and group study questions at the end of each of the 303 meditation units.
This work provides spiritual reading and meditation material for every day of the liturgical year, every Mass, or spiritual reading on a daily basis.
Purchase Now in the Follow Formats:
- In Print (Updated – Easier to Read!)
- In Print in Spanish here (scroll down) and here
- On Kindle
- iPhone App – Simply search the iTunes store to find this one!
Or to Learn More – Here’s the Table of Contents (Partial):
God’s Idea of Prayer
- Christian Prayer – Eminently Christ-Centered
- Christian Prayer – Intensely Personal
Types of Prayer
- Vocal Prayer
- Meditative Prayer
- Contemplative Prayer
- Meditation vs. Spiritual Reading
Four Step Structure of Meditation
- Concentrate
- Consider
- Converse
- Commit
Difficulties in Prayer
- Sloth and Distractions
- Solving the Difficulties
- How Do I Know I’m Praying Well?
If you want to deepen your relationship with Christ by learning to meditate on Christ and his teaching through timeless and authentic reality of Christ in the Gospels, this is the best way I know of. If you want to start or enrich a small group study, this is also a fantastic resource.
Purchase Now:
- In Print (Updated – Easier to Read!)
- In Print in Spanish here (scroll down) and here
- On Kindle
- iPhone – Simply search the iTunes store to find this one!
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