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Simple, honest guides to Catholic prayer.

For everyone who loves the faith and was never taught how to pray. You are not behind. You were just never shown.

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What this is

A home for beginners

Psalms & Saints publishes simple, honest guides to Catholic prayer, written for people who are just beginning. New converts, returning Catholics, and anyone who ever knelt down, closed their eyes, and realized no one had ever shown them what to actually do.

No jargon. No assumption that you already know the prayers. Just a warm hand on your shoulder and someone walking you through it, one small step at a time. These are the books we wished someone had handed us when we started.

The treasures of the Church belong to everyone. Not just the people who grew up knowing the words. You are welcome here, exactly as you are.

The Books

Where to begin

Start with the first, or with whichever one meets you where you are. Each one stands on its own.

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Nobody Ever Taught Me to Pray

A 30-Day Guide to Catholic Prayer for Beginners

You came into the Church and fell in love, then realized no one ever showed you how to pray. This gentle 30-day guide walks you through it from the very beginning, one small step at a time.

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The Five-Minute Prayer That Changes Everything

A 14-Day Guide to the Daily Examen

A saint said that if you could pray only one prayer a day, this should be it. Learn the Daily Examen in two weeks, and find God in the middle of your ordinary life.

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The Author

Caleb Ashwell

Caleb Ashwell writes simple, honest books about the Catholic faith for people who are just beginning. He is not a priest or a theologian. He is someone who came to prayer the long, hard way, and who writes the guides he wishes someone had handed him when he started.

He believes the treasures of the Church belong to everyone, not just the people who grew up knowing the prayers, and that nobody should ever feel too new, too unsure, or too far behind to turn toward God.

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