Join Mario Costabile and Msgr James Shea on this episode of A Reason For Hope Podcast where Msgr James Shea Shares AMAZING Insight On Prayer including how to grow deeper in your prayer practice, how we are all wired for prayer, and how social media can sometimes be a counterfeit of it.

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⏰Timecode⏰

00:00 Introduction

02:22 Start of Interview

03:03 Discerning Priesthood

08:23 Going Deeper Into Prayer

10:54 Social Media is a Counterfeit for Prayer

17:56 Mother Of Divine Grace School

19:08 Magnificat

20:08 There is More to Prayer Than Petitions

20:53 Relating Spiritual Maturity with Growing Up

27:22 Steps To Grow Deeper In Prayer Life

32:52 How do you Discern the WIll of God?

36:13 Mario's Technique for Discernment

42:35 The Importance of the Gospels

48:01 Important Thoughts on Catholic Prayer

49:52 Reflection on the Courtesy of Heaven

53:44 From Christendom to Apostolic Mission