Today, Dan Burke and Melissa Elson speak with Kathleen Beckman about her book, When Women Pray and discuss the prayer practices and effects of prayer on the lives of eleven, well-known Catholic women. 

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• Which women were chosen to contribute to the book and why?
• Is there a difference between the way men and women pray?
• What is spiritual motherhood?
• How can a busy mother develop a strong prayer life?
• How does liturgical prayer help one's prayer life?
• What effect does prayer have on one's physical and mental health?
• How are liturgical prayer and mental prayer connected?

  Resources:

• Spiritualdirection.com - website
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• Sophia Institute Press
• When Women Pray by Kathleen Beckman
• Praying for Priests by Kathleen Beckman
• www.foundationforpriests.org - Foundation of Prayer for Priests website
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