New Weekly Online Evangelization Prayer Group, By Pierre-Alain Giffard, Director of Pastoral Work. "Prayer as a means of drawing people to Christ is a primary and essential task. Benedict XVI explains that “people who pray are not wasting their time, even though the situation appears desperate and seems to call for action alone.” (Deus caritas est, # 36). In previous articles, I talked about the importance of prayer, ..." click the title above to be directed to the Diocesan page with more information about this iniative.