"I'm 19 years old and don't know how to pray..."

That was my thought when I was a freshman in college. Having been raised a Catholic Christian in a good home, I had a general sense that prayer was something I was supposed to do. The only problem was that I had no earthly idea how to do it.

Since then, my adult life has been filled with different experiences of prayer-sometimes in groups and at other times on my own. What I've found is that St. Francis de Sales was right in saying that "In prayer we must not seek the consolations of God, but the God of consolations."

This process of desiring God takes practice. This site with its blog, podcast and online courses will help you build the "muscle" of prayer such that you have more confidence and pray more regularly, all with a deep sense of joy. This adds up to what I call The Quiet Life.

I'm Mike St. Pierre, married to Cary for 25 years and the father of four wonderful children. We make our home in Bethlehem, PA and I am the Superintendent of Schools for our local Catholic diocese.

My degrees include a B.A. in Philosophy (Catholic University of America), an M.A. in Theology (Seton Hall University), an M.A. in Educational Leadership (Seton Hall University) and an Ed.D. in Education (College of St. Elizabeth).

My articles have appeared in Our Sunday Visitor, Busted Halo, Momentum, Give us This Day, Catechist, America and Productive Magazine. I have been an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University, The College of St. Elizabeth and Saint Joseph College of Maine. In 2017 I received the Seton Hall University Many Are One Alumni Award. I serve on the Board of Directors for Mission Madera, a non-profit serving students in Uganda.

In 2021 I launched the Nonprofit Productivity Summit.

Click here to purchase my book, The 5 Habits of Prayerful People: A No-Excuses Guide to Strengthening Your Relationship With God, from Ave Maria Press.

For a list of my current workshops and keynotes, contact me here.

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