Moment of Christ is the third of eight sets of John Main’s collected talks. These talks given at his monastery in Montreal were meant to persuade ordinary people, many of whom came straight from work, of the importance of meditating and the simplicity of the Christian tradition and practice of it. A striking feature of these talks is the emphasis on simplicity and moving beyond 'techniques' of prayer. Learning to meditate, he says, is the most practical thing in the world. You require only one quality when you begin, and that is seriously to want to learn.

Moments of Christ is also available as a book.