Ave Maria in the Afternoon Year in Review

Our understanding of God can sometimes make prayer seem like a fruitless task. If God is all-good and all-powerful, He will already grant us whatever is best. And if God is all-powerful, then how could our petitions cause him to change? We tackle these challenges with Pat Flynn.

Further Reading

Is Prayer Pointless (Philosophically Speaking)?

Book: The Best Argument for God

Pat’s website

Guest Info

Pat Flynn is the author of The Best Argument for God and How to Be Better at (Almost) Everything. He is a re-converted Catholic, philosopher, writer, musician, fitness and martial arts enthusiast, and husband and father of five living in Waukesha, Wisconsin. He blogs at The Journal of Absolute Truth and hosts the Philosophy for the People podcast with Dr. Jim Madden.

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