Silence is the practice of freeing myself from the addiction to and distraction of noise, so I can be totally present to the Lord and open myself to God's presence.

Solitude is the practice of leaving people behind in order to enter into time alone with God.

Contemplative prayer develops an open, restful receptivity to the Trinity which enables me always to be with God as I go about the day.

Conversational prayer talks naturally to God in prayer times.

Examen prayer refelcts on where I was most and least present to God's love in my day.

Praise and thanksgiving takes stock of God's work in my life and His abundant blessings and gives thanks.

Inner-healing prayer assists the emotionally broken adn wounded ast ehy seek God for the healing only He can give.

Intercessory prayer turns my concerns and worries into prayer, and also enters God's heart for the world and prays from there.

Listening prayer quiets the inner and outer noise so I can open my heart and listen for God's voice.

Meditation allows God to shape my prayer life through the words of Scripture.

Prayer of lament takes my complaints, anger, sufferings, frustrations, adn heart-aches to God.

Prayer of recollection rests in God, allowing him to calm and heal my fragmented and distracted self.

The practice of fasting lets go of appetites in order to seek God on matters of deep concern for myself, others, and the world.

Devotional reading of Scripture is the practice of prayerfully encountering and surrendering to the Living God through attending to his Word.

To keep the Sabbath is to set apart one day a week for rest and worship of God.  This practice honors my human limitations through restful rhythms, and honors and adores the Trinity as the supreme treasure of life.

Gathering together with the Christian community to worship at Mass opens myself to God through established patterns of communal prayers.  Worship at Mass connects me with other members of Christ's body, making us one in the Body and Blood of Christ.  Through the Mass, I encounter God's presence in his Word and in the Eucharist, where Jesus gives me his very self to eat and drink and receive.

The practice of confessing sins to a priest surrenders my weaknesses and faults to teh forgiving love of Christ through the ordained ministers of his Church.  In the practice of confession, I intentionally desire and embrace the changes that with God's help will lead to transformation.

The practice of spiritual reading and study helps me to know the truth more deeply and how it intersects with my life, as I read the writings of masters of the spiritual life and of the Biblical worldview.