At times, the Catechism of the Catholic Church can read like a plumber’s manual. While such an approach might be needed in some areas, such as within the intricacies of the various parts of the creed, it’s not as required in the realm of the spiritual life. And so, while the fourth part of the Catechism has an important internal structure, it certainly breaks from any resemblance of a manualistic approach to prayer.
The first chapter of the first section concludes its third and final article...