"In the light (rather, the darkness) of recent efforts to categorize prayer as empty, baseless, or ineffective,[1] we Catholic men must remind ourselves and others that without prayer, there is no speaking with God. We must, like Simon Peter, strengthen our brothers through prayer. Many thoughts which are inspired by God become actions. Prayer is action. Therefore, without prayer, we effectively eliminate our dialogue with the Almighty, ignoring every covenant established with God over millennia."