Michel Quoist

Michel Quoist (; 18 June 1921 – 18 December 1997) was a French Catholic priest, theologian and writer. He is best known for his book Prayers of Life, first published in French in 1954.

Biography Quoist was born in Le Havre, France, to a working-class Catholic family who were involved with the Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne (Young Christian Workers). He began to work after his father's death, at age 14. Quoist sought the meaning of life and entered the seminary at St Jean in 1938. He moved to the seminary at Rouen in 1942, and later was ordained as a priest at Saint-Ouen Abbey in July 1947. His work as both a youth chaplain and a writer was focused on young people. Prayers of Life, Gill and Son, 1963. U.S. ed. Prayers, Sheed and Ward, 1963. The Meaning of Success, 1963 The Christian Response, Gill and Son, 1965. Christ Is Alive, Gill and Macmillan, 1971. . I've Met Jesus Christ, 1972 . Meet Christ And Live, 1973 Living Words, Dimension Books, 1982 . Meeting God. Gill and MacMillan, 1985. With Love, Ann Marie: Letters for Growing Up (tr. by Charles Benedict Davenport). Newman Press, 1986. The Breath Of Love, Crossroad, 1987. New Prayers. Crossroad Publishing, 1990. . With Open Heart (tr. by Colette Copeland), Gill & MacMillan, 1992. . Pathways of Prayer (tr. by Hester Pemberton). Wilton 65, 2003. .