Prayer is fundamental to our Christian life. While liturgical prayer is necessary, so it must be complemented with personal prayer. This page has some basics, and also a few links to other resources on growing in prayer.
There is so much to say regarding prayer there is too much to fit here, but here are some good places to start:
FORMED.org has great resources to help with prayer. First get a parishioner FORMED account. Then check out these videos: