"This is the glorious duty of man: to pray and to love. If you pray and love, that is where a man's happiness lies. Prayer is nothing else but union with God" -St. John Vianney

Prayer is essential to the Christian life. As breathing is to your body, so prayer is to our Christian life. But sometimes it's hard to pray or to know why we ought to pray. Prayer is a battle. Let's win this battle! 

Article Referenced in podcast: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/pointless-prayer-or-gracious-god