Dr Gemma Simmonds CJ - a sister of the Congregation of Jesus - introduces our 'Schools of Prayer' podcasts. Monks, nuns and priests in Catholic religious communities often have deeply prayerful lives that bring them closer to the Lord but what can they offer us as a tool for prayer and how does their prayer begin to shape ours? From the Dominicans to the Benedictines, the Carmelites to the Franciscans, this podcast series explores some of these wonderful 'Schools of Prayer'.