Peter-Thomas Rohrbach

“Besides the courage we ought to have in the combat of mental prayer, we must also be firmly convinced that, unless we allow ourselves to be vanquished, our efforts will be crowned with success. Hence, the determined soul need never give way to feelings of discouragement. Despite the difficulties entailed and the persevering effort required, ultimate victory will be ours. The only disaster is to cease trying.”
― Peter-Thomas Rohrbach, Conversation With Christ

“There is serious danger in restricting our prayer life to vocal prayer: we stand the risk of becoming victims of that vicious habit of sing-songing our prayers without actually contacting Christ. Furthermore, the true lover wishes to express his affection in his own words, and not rely on the “canned” sentiments of a spiritual writer. In meditation the soul is forced, as it were, to speak directly with Christ; there can be no hiding behind standardized formulae of prayer.”
― Peter-Thomas Rohrbach, Conversation With Christ