Prayer is not easy: It can be a ‘battle’

Prayer is not easy: It can be a ‘battle’

While there are three main types or categories of prayer – vocal, meditative, and contemplative – there is a single battle for prayer. In every age, it’s a challenging task for fallen humanity to humble itself, lift its head, and seek divine wisdom and assistance. In short, prayer is not easy. After describing the different types of prayer, the third chapter of part four of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, moves to article two and begins to…