Our selection of 7 books to head towards Easter 2026

“Like a tree to the sky. Comments on prayer”, by Benoît Vermander

Ed. Salvator, 156 p.; €15.90.

What is praying? What distinguishes Christian prayer? In a clear and lively style, the author, a Jesuit teaching the anthropology of religion in China, sheds light on these questions and gives precise guidelines for the practice of various forms of prayer, from the Our Father to Ignatian discernment, including reading the gospels or being rooted in current events. The dense introduction can be read as a summary helping to gain perspective at any point along the way.

Régis Grosperrin