How to Converse With God Paperback – Abridged, January 1, 2009

Wow! Enjoyed every word and there is so much to meditate on. If you listen through Audible or have the physical book, you'll find there are over a dozen pages in the back of the book, and these are also great. It's a quick read if you want, but I recommend reading one chapter a day and think on that chapter throughout your day.

Easy to read, understand and apply to our daily lives. St. Alphonsus is a must read for all. I strongly encourage you to explore his books…

This booklet is outstanding for helping one in continuously walking and talking with God. I have read it multiple times and have listened to it many more. I highly recommendOne reviewer unjustly have this book 1 star, claiming that it doesn't say you can't be intimate with a God unless you leave sin behind. I recommend you read this book for yourself. St Alphonsus repeatedly says that to be friends with God you must unite your will with His, desire what He desires, and love what He loves. He trusts it so much, how can i quote it all here? To say otherwise is utterly absurd!E.g. "every action with God and for God""Such is God will and such wish is mine!""If you fall into sin, humble yourself at once and rise again with a fervent act of love. ""Help me, O Lord; do not leave me in my own hands. "These are just a few of the quotes from this little booklet add there are many more.These are not the words of someone who says you can 'enjoy' sin all you want and somehow have Ann intimate friendship with God. I don't know how that reviewer concluded anything do absurd... It's almost as if they searched it for keywords and not finding the exact words/phrases they were looking for came to their false conclusions.Their review also claimed that it is not possible or scriptural to have an intimate relationship and repent of one's sin. Know thy self! As Scripture says "Even the just man sins 7 times a day"... Does that mean the just man won't repent after each sin? The just man absolutely will repent 7 or 70x7 times/day if necessary, otherwise he wouldn't be just! Ps.50 is all about a soul who loves God and is repenting of his (grevious) sin! One who thinks they follow Jesus in this life but thinks they have no faults makes me think they don't know themselves, think way too highly of themselves, or don't know all of Christ's teachings very well. God made it so that we can strive after Him our whole life long (or a hundred lifetimes) and never stop learning better how to know/love/serve Him and continuously work to overcome our weak fallen human nature. Thankfully God gave Himself, His Church and teachers, and prayer to continually bombard Him and begging Him for the graces we need.Interestingly, some of the scriptural verses the reviewer quoted reinforced that we should repent after sin (particularly Galatians).St Alphonsus would be the first to tell us never to commit a deliberate sin (as opposed to a sin of weekness) as God who promises mercy to those who repent has not promised to give the graces to repent forever! If we ignore the graces God mercifully send us now, then God will gradually withdrawal His graces from us (which is what Scripture tells us God did to pharaoh when it says God 'hardened his heart'). St Alphonsus has also said a sinful and prayerful life are incompatible with each other. Eventually, the soul will leave sin (i.e. leave mortal sins and deliberate venial sins), or the soul will leave off prayer. But if we truely know ourselves and we examine ourselves we will find a thousand faults we commit in a day... But to one who truely loves God, none will be grevious nor will they be venial deliberate sins (meaning I know it's wrong but it's little so i don't mind and will keep doing it... No! The only evil in the world greater than a venial sin is a mortal sin! Oh God, delivery us from all deliberate sins, be they 'small' or 'large'!Let us say with St Alphonsus,"I resolve for the future rather to die than to consent to anything that may give Thee the slightest displeasure!"

This book has helped to have deeper conversations with God. To tell Him about every negative and positive feeling and to have complete trust in Him.He is my Father in Heaven and one whom I can converse openly and freely and receive guidance.

My study group read this book and discussed it chapter by chapter. It was a very easy book to read.

It was so meaningful.

A lovely read. I’m not catholic so I skipped over any references to those practices, like rosary bead, confessions, and saying Hail Mary. It was lovely

How to Converse Familiarly with GodAnxious because your bus is late?Angry because your bus is late?Bored because your bus is late?Distracted by worry, grief, anxiety, your LIFE, etc., because your bloody bus is late???I don't know any girl (or, sure, guy) who wouldn't want Fr. Liguori in her jeans pocket, backpack or purse. I'm not even Catholic, but I wish I could have known this sweet, gentle soul, but I'm glad I can have his calming, hopeful, encouraging, instructional presence anywhere I go.This tiny, friendly book reminds me that God wants all of me and warmly invites me to share EVERYTHING. And I might as well, Liguori reminds me at one point, because God knows and loves us, and was aware that we'd have faults, shortcomings, errors and flaws before we were even born, and chose to create us anyway out of love and pure enjoyment. Liguori reminds me that God ENJOYS us and welcomes us back into open arms every time we fall. We need only get back up and turn around. We are never alone.I cherish this book so much I buy several at a time so I can give them away. I keep mine and highlight and underline in it till it falls apart, then order a new one and start highlighting what strikes me all over again.