What is Prayer?
Prayer may seem complicated or frightening, but anyone can pray! James Martin, SJ, shares some useful definitions of what prayer is and what we can learn from each of them.
Fr. Martin's new book, "Learning to Pray: A Guide for Everyone" is available now from HarperOne: https://harperone.com/jamesmartin
Watch more videos about prayer with Fr. Martin at youtube.com/americamag.
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