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Catechism of the Catholic Church
 Prayer - IV
- True or false. Prayer is a battle against ourselves.
- True or false. Some of the obstacles in the battle of prayer are:
Choose any combination of the following.
- the view of prayer as an occupation.
- a view of prayer as a simple psychological activity.
- the mentality of the present world in our lives.
- the view of prayer as ritual words and postures.
- a view of prayer as a flight from activism.
- True or false. A way to overcome distractions in prayer is to turn one's attention to them so they can be recognized and overcome.
- True or false. Dryness in prayer can signify either a deep or a shallow relationship with God.
- True or false. A temptation to prayer is acedia. This is a depression due to physiological and emotional unbalance.
- True or false. One solution to our complaint of not being heard in prayer is to ask ourselves about the conformity of our prayer with the desires of the Spirit.
- True or false. All prayers united to Jesus in trust are answered, in that we receive the Holy Spirit, who contains all gifts.
- True or false. The Church sees the biblical admonition to "pray always" as applying only to religious orders.
- True or false. The prayer of the "hour" of Jesus (at the Last Supper and in the garden) fulfills all the petitions of the Lord's prayer.
- True or false. This prayer of Jesus is called the "priestly" prayer because it is inseparable from his sacrifice.
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