Many Catholics and other Christians wonder how to pray more, i.e. how to make prayer more of a priority in their lives. The answer is pretty simple: to follow Saint Paul's advice and "pray without ceasing." Learning how to pray more is to learn how to pray any chance you get, to give prayer priority in your life, and to pray as often as is humanly possible.
You can pray anytime during the day, and every act you do for God or your neighbor can be considered a prayer. One way you can learn how to pray more is to pray different prayers at various times through the day. For example, Catholics can pray the sign of the cross, or the Pater Noster. Any time that is appropriate, you can pray any of these prayers. This is one way to pray more.
Catholics and other Christians also have divided the day into "hours," times when the Church traditionally prayers. If you want to know how to pray more, following the Liturgy of the Hours is also helpful, since it allows you to pray on a regular schedule.
Learning how to pray more is basically a matter of making prayer a priority in your life. If you have time to surf the net, you have time to pray. If you have time listen to music while you drive, you have time to pray during that same time. If you can watch three hours of reality television, you have three hours to pray. If you want to learn how to pray more, just pause for a moment, and start to pray; in fact you can do it right now!
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