When Women Pray : Eleven Catholic Women on the Power of Prayer

by Kathleen Beckman

Nihil obstat : Fr. Hugh Barbour, O. Praem., Censor Librorum
Imprimatur : Most Reverend Kevin W. Vann, J.C.D., D.D.,
Bishop of Orange, February 24, 2017 Here is a book that will inspire a new outpouring of prayer for healing and holiness. This timely work proclaims the joy of prayer and wealth of grace entrusted to praying women. Through poignant personal stories and Church teaching, eleven Catholic women magnify the Marian vocation of living as contemplatives in action . For personal or group retreats, each chapter ends with spiritual Ponder, Practice, Pray , and the Feminine Wisdom of women saints. The Eucharist, Scripture and Mary are beautifully highlighted in chapters from these Catholic The Foreword by Sr. Regina Marie Gorman, OCD speaks to every woman's heart. You'll journey with these authors through joys and sorrows to discover the transformative joy of prayer. You'll also

Genres: Catholic, Religion, Faith, Christian, Nonfiction

136 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 20, 2017

Reviews

[Carol Brodtrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Inspiring. Joyful. Fulfilling.

This book, small in number of pages, but massive in spiritual guidance, captures what it is to love our Lord, to hold Him near, and to trust that He listens to every prayer. It should be in every woman's hands, read, and absorbed.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

11 women write about the power of prayer in their lives.

[Deborah722mac.Com · Rating 5 out of 5]

Insightful! This book which consists of eleven chapters is written by nine different women (two women wrote two chapters. Each author presented a positive influence on how to improve ones prayer life and although it was a teaching moment with each author, never was there indication that one was is better than another. I loved this book and took away so much. It is very expressive... nothing held back and a great teaching tool for those of us who "never knew"!

[Alice · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is extremely poorly edited. I don’t know if I have enough words to describe how frustrated I was by the editing in this book. The book even sat on my shelf for five years while I worked up the effort to finally pick it up this past week and finish the last two chapters and appendices.

There didn’t seem to be a through line between chapters, and within chapters, while the author might state at the beginning of the chapter, “I’m going to talk about [x] subject,” they would almost invariably spend the rest of the chapter talking about anything but the subject they stated they would discuss. There were some beautiful insights, but I was so confused by how they were written and compiled that I felt lost most of the time I was reading this book.

I wouldn’t recommend this book to others. The greatest insights I got from this book were from quotes by other authors, such as Romano Guardini, and the Catechism. So if I had to recommend something similar, I would probably recommend a book by one of those people.

Apologies to the author, as I know there was probably a lot of effort put into compiling all of these writings.

[Celia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an excellent compilation of essays about the power of prayer, by some very special Catholic women, including Johnnette Benkovic, Joan Lewis and Kelly Walhquist. I especially loved learning what I think I already knew, that when women are praying, they are a forced to be reckoned with. I am sharing this book with the women's group in my church, and we read a chapter and use the Ponder, practice and pray page to drive a more in-depth discussion. The women are really getting a lot out of this. I actually read it twice.

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the chapters were very inspiring and encouraging for prayer, and some were all over the place with very little consistency. It felt like some of the authors were trying to cram a lot into their small section when they would have been better off focusing in on one topic or idea. I also wish some of it had gone a little deeper, but overall it was a decent read for trying to start or breathe new life into your spiritual life.

[Betty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great summer “porch reading”!

[Kathy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was read and discussed chapter by chapter with a group from our church. Some reflections were better than others.

[CelesteCreates · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the short perspectives on prayer from these very different 11 women. Took some good notes.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful read by women who know the power of prayer.