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Index of Dialogues
| Prayer is very pleasing to God. | Chapter 66. |
| Prayer ought to be mental term: mental prayer (oratione mentale) — silent, internal prayer focused on meditation and contemplation of God, rather than spoken words.; nor should vocal prayer be entirely abandoned. | Chapter 66. |
| What one should think about during mental prayer. | Chapter 66. |
| Against those who have the intention of completing many prayers without mental attention Catherine warns against "rote" prayer, where one recites words without focusing the heart or mind.. | Chapter 66. |
| Everything should be left aside to attend to the mental contemplations that come from God. | Chapter 66. |
| Diverse ways of praying. | Chapter 171. |
| God leads His servants to tears for the whole Church by showing them its needs. | Chapter 96. |
| God makes Saint Catherine very diligent in prayer. | Chapter 109. |
| God holds dear the prayer made for great sinners, especially for the ministers of the Church original: "ministri de la chiesia" — the clergy and leadership of the Catholic Church.. | Chapter 129. |
| Saint Catherine offers a most fervent prayer for the whole world. | Chapter 134. |
| God delays the devotions original: "deuotion" — here referring to the spiritual favors or answers to petitions being requested. that they ask for in order to make our desires grow. | Chapter 142. |
| The prayer of God's servants and His love for them constrains Him to show mercy. | Chapter 143. |
Peace
| On interior peace with oneself, and exterior peace with one's neighbor. | Chapter 76. |
Patience
| Patience proves all the virtues. | Chapter 8. |
| Patience, fortitude, and perseverance stand at the top of the tree of charity A recurring metaphor in Catherine's work where the spiritual life is compared to a tree, with love (charity) as the trunk and patience as the highest fruit.. | Chapter 77. |
| How much the patience of God is praised, and of its excellences. | Chapter 95. |
| Patience makes one become like Christ. | Chapter 146. |
Paradise
| On the glory of those who are in Paradise. | Chapters 41 and 82. |
| On Divine Providence term: Divine Providence (diuina puidentia) — the belief in God's intervention and guidance of the universe for the good of souls. in Paradise. | Chapter 148. |
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