Ralph Martin’s book is excellent, but it is a very large book and may overwhelm a first time investigator seeking to improve his prayer life.
I always recommend the following:
The Basic Book of Catholic Prayer: How to Pray and Why by Lawrence G. Lovasik. Especially good for Catholic traditionalists.
Prayer For Beginners by Peter Kreeft
Jacques Phillipe, Time for God.
All three are excellent, very thought provoking aids to prayer.
And if someone is looking for books to use for meditation:
If you want to meditate following the 1970 Mass readings, nothing in the world today is better than this:
https://www.amazon.com/Conversation-God-Meditations-Each-Year/dp/0906138191
If you want to follow the 1962 Mass/Breviary readings:
https://www.amazon.com/Church-Meditations-Missal-Breviary/dp/B00EWS4K8O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472135187&sr=1-1&keywords=mathias+goossens
Between the two I would pick With The Church by Fr. Goossens. His meditations are wonderful, packed with scriptural insights, and the book is small enough to carry around easily (compared to Divine Intimacy). By the way, if you read French, you can get the book for a pittance: Hardback: https://www.amazon.com/Cum-Ecclesia-M%C3%A9ditations-Textes-Br%C3%A9viaire/dp/B0018BIR0K/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1472135270&sr=1-3&keywords=mathias+goossens
Thanks for the excellent suggestions.
Amazon link for: With The Church
Amazon link for: Divine Intimacy
Between the two I would pick With The Church by Fr. Goossens. His meditations are wonderful, packed with scriptural insights, and the book is small enough to carry around easily (compared to Divine Intimacy).
Thanks for the recommendations!
I ordered Divine Intimacy based on the number of positive reviews, and the fact that it's easier to get (still published).
I'm a Trad at heart, so I greatly appreciate your recommendations.