Catholic Classics
Learn from the Catholic Church's greatest saints as teachers as you are led through classic Catholic spiritual writings.
We found 10 episodes of Catholic Classics with the tag “father jacob bertrand”.
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Day 4: Focus on God (Introduction to the Devout Life)
October 27th, 2022 | 25 mins 51 secs
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Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand continue through four more meditations from St. Francis de Sales. These meditations focus primarily on sin, death, judgment, and hell. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand explain how to keep these things in mind while also keeping our focus on God and his mercy.
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Day 3: By God’s Grace (Introduction to the Devout Life)
October 26th, 2022 | 25 mins 12 secs
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Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand continue discussing how to begin the journey towards the devout life. They explain how God’s grace moves through all of it. Lastly, they go through three of St. Francis de Sales’ meditations to help us develop better contrition.
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Day 2: Preparing for the Journey (Introduction to the Devout Life)
October 25th, 2022 | 29 mins 26 secs
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What do we need in this journey towards the devout life? Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand share that some of the essentials for this journey are accompaniment, purgation, and the sacraments. However, one of the greatest essentials is the sacraments.
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Day 1: Start with God (Introduction to the Devout Life)
October 24th, 2022 | 29 mins 20 secs
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Welcome to Day 1 of Introduction to the Devout Life. Today, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk begin by explaining how important it is to get the principles right when starting out in the spiritual life. They also share what devotion is and how it functions in our walk towards holiness.
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[BONUS] Intro to Part I: On the Counsels and Exercises (Introduction to the Devout Life)
October 24th, 2022 | 6 mins 6 secs
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In this special bonus episode, Fr. Gregory Pine gives an overview of what we can expect in the first part of Introduction to the Devout Life. Fr. Gregory’s summation and helpful outline of Part 1 will equip you to receive the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales.
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Dedicatory Prayer and Author’s Preface (Introduction to the Devout Life)
October 17th, 2022 | 13 mins 23 secs
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In preparation for the beginning of Catholic Classics Season 1: Introduction to the Devout Life, Fr. Gregory Pine reads through the Dedicatory Prayer and the Author’s Preface.
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[BONUS] All About Catholic Classics and Introduction to the Devout Life
October 3rd, 2022 | 27 mins 28 secs
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What should you expect from this podcast? In this special pre-launch episode, Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk share all about the Catholic Classics podcast. They also offer you a brief overview of Introduction to the Devout Life which is the book we will be reading this season.