Paths to Prayer: A Field Guide to Ten Catholic Traditions

by Pat Fosarelli

This reader-friendly handbook introduces ten of the most prominent traditions--including Franciscan, Cistercian, Ignatian, and Mystic spirituality and recounts a brief history of each tradition's founder, highlights its characteristics, and provides a prayer or spiritual practice for each one. A chapter titled "What's Right for Me?" guides spiritual seekers in discerning which path to prayer is the best match for their personality, needs, and circumstances.

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a brief introduction to 10 different “schools” of spirituality which have grown up in the Catholic Church: Benedictine, Ignatian, Dominican, etc. Each chapter provides a brief introduction to the context out of which that spirituality developed, several of its most prominent characteristics, a few noteworthy figures associated with it and suggestions for further reading.

[Chemteacher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Useful for teaching. Has very general explanations of the basic Catholic spiritual styles.