Praying with the Psalms (Exploring Prayer)

The Psalter is the quintessential book of the Bible, meant for prayerful pause and contemplative silence. This little guide to the Psalms is divided into four sections:

• A general reflection on prayer, the breath of the soul
• A panoramic look at the texts of the psalms
• A portrait of the two protagonists, God and the worshiper, but also of the intrusion of the presence of evil
• An anthology of brief commentaries on the psalms most dear to tradition and the liturgy

In preparation for the Ordin...