friar jack’s favorite prayers

In this collection Friar Jack explores several styles of prayer by which the Spirit can lead us into living union with God: familiar prayers and prayers of suffering, petition, listening, inner quiet, and praise. Each of us is wise to find the styles of prayer that suit us, advises Friar Jack.

Contents include reflections on:

• The Apostles' Creed
• The Glory Be
• The Our Father
• Come, Holy Spirit
• The Magnificat
• The Hail Mary
• The Canticle of the Creatures
• The Peace Prayer of Saint Francis
• and many more

Father Jack Wintz, O.F.M., is a Franciscan friar who has been a writer and editor for St. Anthony Messenger Press for over thirty-eight years. His articles, interviews, and photo stories have taken the award-winning journalist all over the world. Since 1973, Father Jack has been the editor of Catholic Update. He is the author of Friar Jack’s E-spirations. He lives in a Franciscan community in Cincinnati, Ohio.