Praying with the Pivotal Players

by Amy Welborn, Paul Murray (Foreword), Matthew Levering (Afterword)

Saints aren't just people who live exemplary moral lives. They ultimately serve as tour guides on the road to God. In Praying with the Pivotal Players, written by best-selling author Amy Welborn, you'll journey with six holy men and women toward a deeper intimacy with the Lord. You'll find insights about Jesus, prayer, the Church, and virtue, from luminaries such St. Francis St. Thomas Aquinas St. Catherine of Siena Bl. John Henry Newman G.K. Chesterton Michelangelo In each of the thirty short chapters, five devoted to each of the six figures above, you'll sample the Pivotal Player's writings, poems, and prayers, followed by stirring reflections to help apply their wisdom to your own life. The entries are ideal for devotional reading and are supplemented by questions to launch you into further prayer. Reading one chapter a day will engage you for an entire month. If you've watched The Pivotal Players film series and are hungry for more, Praying with the Pivotal Players is the perfect next step.

154 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent devotional guide that concentrates prayer on the writings of St Francis of Assisi, St Thomas Aquinas, St Catherine of Siena, st John Henry Newman, Michaelangelo and G. K.Chesterton. I highly recommend especially during Advent.

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book could be read alone but is written to complement Bishop Baron’s DVD set Pivotal players set 1. It offers a few short pieces on each saint followed by questions to meditate on.

[Christopher Moellering · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like the drive to have the alliteration in the title overtook the need for a more accurate title. "Reflections from..." would probably be more accurate. Very few prayers are actually contained in this work (though at least some of the Pivotal Players in it have many great prayers).

That being said, this book was not without it's merits. There were some nuggets here and there that got underlined. I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who was pretty familiar with most of these icons, because it seems to cover pretty well-known territory in their lives and writings. But for someone new to the faith or these 6 in particular, it's not a bad way to get your feet wet.