On Prayer and Contemplation

This is a rich informative and inspiring compendium of the Christian tradition of prayer and contemplation from the earliest days of the Church to the present day. Included are selections from St. Ignatius of Antioch Justin Martyr St. Clement of Rome St. Gregory of Nyssa John Cassian St. Augustine St. Gregory of Sinai St. Thomas Aquinas St. Bonaventure St. Ignatius Loyola St. Teresa of Avila St. John of the Cross St. Catherine of Siena St. Julian of Norwich Brother Lawrence St. Francis de Sales St. Vincent de Paul Lancelot Andrewes St. Elizabeth of the Trinity St. Edith Stein Dietrich Bonhoeffer Hans Urs von Balthasar and Pope John Paul II.