A vibrant prayer life is essential to every Christian, but how can we keep our prayers meaningful and our spirituality growing? Gloria Hutchinson takes you on a tour of the prayer styles of some of our greatest saints—Francis and Clare of Assisi, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Thu00e9ru00e8se of Lisieux, and Ignatius of Loyola. These different prayer styles from the Catholic tradition offer you new ways to energize your prayer life and show you how to pray every day and in every circumstance.

Gloria Hutchinson is the author of 14 books on spiritual themes. She served as general editor of the A Retreat with ___ series for St. Anthony Messenger Press, and contributed for 20 years to Homily Helps and Weekday Homily Helps.  She was also the author of religious education texts, and a workshop presenter for William H. Sadlier, Inc. A native New Yorker,Gloria lives in Maine.