What happens if a Catholic man refuses to pray?

Answer 1

If one refuses to pray, it is sad that he is acting like a child who refuses to talk to his dad because he got into trouble!

First, we must define Pray before we can answer this question. Prayer is a sweet conversation held between the soul and its Maker and may be by means of words or thoughts. It is a lifting of our minds and hearts to the loving and almighty Father Who made us in order to praise and adore Him for all his greatness and goodness, to thank Him for the unbounded and numberless benefits we have received from Him, to petition His bounty for the many favors we need, and to ask His pardon for our offenses. Think of it this way, just as a child goes to its dad to express love and devotion - and to obtain things that it wants, and as a fiend talks to a friend, so in prayer we speak with God.

Prayer is generally divided into two categories mental and vocal, the first consists in thought only and the second is an external expression of our thoughts. People often find it difficult to pray because they have an exaggerated notion of prayer, not really understanding what it means and erroneously believing that it consists in very lofty thoughts, which must be expressed in correspondingly elevated worlds and sentences; whereas the very opposite is true. It does not have be long nor does it have to be perfect - it can be done anywhere and anytime. It can be a simple: "Jesus, I Trust in You!"

I would recommend you get an old fashioned prayer book from you local Catholic bookstore; they are about $2.50 and have all the prayers a beginner will need. Once purchased give it to him and ask him to keep it somewhere he will find it handy and ask him to look through it. Also, tell him you want him to say: "Jesus, I Trust in You!" at least twice a day...and that is a start. I do believe that once he starts with a simple prayer it will grown on him and his prayer life will develop. Keep him in your prayers too! wer here...

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Catholic AnswerSeveral great saints have summed this up nicely by saying that without prayer you cannot be saved. We know from Our Blessed Savior that very few people are saved (See St. Matthew 7:13-14), not praying guarantees that you are among the damned.