This book synthesizes the best advice given by Catholic spiritual masters through the ages， and is a practical guide to implementing it in our busy lives。 It gives a roadmap on how to deepen our relationship with the Lord and how to be transformed in virtue in the imitation of Christ。 There are three elements in Catholic spiritual and moral conversion that provide invaluable assistance on our journey to eternal life in Christ through the Church—the sacraments， prayer， and moral conversion。

St。 Ignatius of Loyola understood the need to detach from sin and appropriate virtue on the deepest levels of the mind， so he devised the Examen Prayer， which is a remarkably successful method。 This book gives a practical explanation of the Examen and complements it with insights from modern psychology。