Catholic · Emmaus course
Heart Speaks to Heart: A Catholic Introduction to Mental Prayer
Most of us were taught to pray by learning prayers. But there is a form of prayer the Church has treasured for centuries that goes deeper.
With Fr. John Bartunek, LC
- Length
- 30 min
- Lessons
- 1
- Level
- Beginner
- Version
- Catholic
- Price
- Free
About this course
This course introduces the Catholic tradition of mental prayer as a structured practice of the interior life. Drawing on Fr. John Bartunek’s Four Cs framework — Concentrate, Consider, Converse, Commit — learners engage both the method and the theological vision that underlies it.
Curriculum
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Module 1
The Four Cs of Christian Meditation
- 1.The Four Cs of Christian Meditation
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