Silence is the practice of attending and listening to God in quiet, without interruption and noise.  Silence provides freedom 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 distraction-free time alone with God.

Practicing the presence of God is an invitation to see and experience every moment as a gift of God.  It seeks to develop a continual openness and awareness of Christ's presence living in me, and to live alive to union with the Trinity.  It involves practices of slowing, waiting, recollection, and journaling.

Devotional reading of Scripture is the practice of prayerfully encountering and surrendering to the Living God through attending to his Word.  It requires an open, reflective, listening posture alert to God's voice.  It is aimed more at growing in relationship with God than gathering information about God.  

Bible prayer involves placing myself in the scenes of Scripture to listen personally to the Lord and interact with Jesus.  It opens the heart to pray prayers, psalms, teachings, and hopes found in the Bible.

Contemplative prayer is a receptive posture of openness toward God, waiting with a heart awake to God's presence and his Word.  This prayer trusts and rests in the Trinity as I go about the day.

Examen prayer reflects and discerns the activity of God in the flow of the day.  It creates deeper awareness of where I was most and least present to God's love.

Praise and thanksgiving takes stock of God's presence and work in my life and in the world.  It delights in God and responds with gratitude.

Prayers of lament approach God with the realities of sorrow and frustration that consume us.  It takes my complaints, anger, sufferings, and heart-aches to God.

Worship happens whenever we intentionally cherish God and value him above all else in life.  When we gather for Liturgical Prayer and the Eucharist, we honor and adore the Trinity as the supreme treasure of life.    At Mass, we open ourselves to God through established patterns, prayers, and Scripture readings, and are united with God and one another in the body of Christ.

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The Sabbath is God's weekly gift of repetitve and regular rest.  It is given for our delight and communion with God.  This practice is characterized by time for being in the midst of a life of doing.  It honors and adores the Trinity as the supreme treasure of life.  It also includes practices of rest and retreat.

A fast is the self-denial of normal necessities in order to intentionally seek God on matters of deep concern for myself, others, and the world.  Bringing cravings to the surface opens a place for prayer, as the physical awareness of emptiness reminds us to turn to Jesus who alone can satisfy.