Catholic Classics - Episodes Tagged with “Meditation”

Day 21: True Poverty and False Friendship (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Today, Saint Francis de Sales completes his consideration of poverty. He reminds us that to live a Devout Life means to embrace poverty as the dear friend of Jesus Christ. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand explain what true friendship looks like and the shared life it entails.

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Day 20: Aim for the Highest Good (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Sat, 12 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

St. Francis de Sales continues his examination of chastity and poverty. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand help us to understand that St. Francis de Sales is aiming to help us strive for the highest good and not lower goods.

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Day 19: The Need for Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

After covering patience, humility, and meekness, St. Francis de Sales shifts the conversation towards poverty, chastity, and obedience. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand help us to understand why these virtues are not reserved only for religious or clergy, but are important for all pursuing the Devout Life.

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Day 18: Meekness and Controlling Anger (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

St. Francis de Sales continues to walk us through some of the virtues that he believes are important to cultivate in the Devout Life. In this episode, he shares about the virtue of meekness. He explains what it is and how we can put it into practice towards our neighbors and ourselves.

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Day 17: Abjection and Reputation in Humility (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

Today, St. Francis de Sales treats the ideas of abjection and reputation when it comes to the virtue of humility. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand help us to understand how abjection is not a bad thing and why it is important. They also explain how to appropriately care about your reputation.

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Day 16: Interior Humility (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

In this episode, St. Francis de Sales continues his examination of humility, but now turns to the more interior aspects of it. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand discuss how to understand humility and also how to work through some of the difficulties in practicing it.

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Day 15: Patience and External Humility (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500

St. Francis de Sales offers patience and humility as two virtues that need our particular attention as we strive for the Devout Life. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand help us to understand how St. Francis de Sales is getting to the real meaning of each virtue.

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[BONUS] Intro to Part 3: Certain Counsels for the Practice of the Virtues

Ascension — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

In this special bonus episode, Fr. Gregory offers an overview of what we can expect in the third part of Introduction to the Devout Life. He summarizes the primary theme of this section: the life of virtue.

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Day 13: Receiving Holy Communion (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

At the conclusion of Part 2, St. Francis de Sales offers advice on how to best receive Holy Communion. In addition, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand review what we have learned in this second part of Introduction to the Devout Life.

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Day 12: The Importance of Eucharist and Reconciliation (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

As St. Francis de Sales continues to guide us in how to actively pursue the Devout Life, he shares practical steps in making a good confession and receiving Holy Communion well. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand offer advice and encouragement on taking these steps in our own lives today.

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Day 11: The Source and Summit (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

In this second part of Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales has been sharing about two of the tools that will help us grow in the Devout Life: prayer and the sacraments. In this episode, we will begin to look at the sacraments, especially the Eucharist.

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Day 10: Praying Throughout the Day (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

St. Francis de Sales acknowledges that one of the greatest struggles in prayer is how busy life can be. In today’s readings, he explains that each of us should still be finding time throughout the day for brief moments with the Lord. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand explain how this might look in practice.

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Day 9: Dryness in Prayer (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0400

How do you enter into prayer when you don’t want to pray? Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand continue to explore the advice offered by St. Francis de Sales on how to enter into prayer. In particular, this episode deals with the difficulty of dryness in prayer and how to persevere through it.

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Day 8: Preparing for Prayer (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

St. Francis de Sales continues to teach about the process of entering into prayer, primarily meditative prayer. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand also take us through St. Francis de Sales’ explanation of moving from aspiration to action when it comes to the Devout Life.

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Day 7: The Necessity of Prayer (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:15:00 -0400

The second part of Introduction to the Devout Life begins with an explanation on the necessity of prayer. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand help us to understand why prayer is so important and how we can begin to establish a habit of mental prayer with the guidance of St. Francis de Sales.

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[BONUS] Intro to Part 2: Instructions for Elevating the Soul to God Through Prayer and the Sacraments (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

In this special bonus episode, Fr. Jacob-Bertrand offers an overview of what we can expect in the second part of Introduction to the Devout Life. He summarizes the primary theme of this section which is prayer and the sacraments and how those draw us into a closer relationship with God.

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Day 6: Allow Christ into Your Life (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

As we come to the end of the first part of Introduction to the Devout Life, Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand walk us through a profession to serve God. They also help us in understanding the continued need for purification and letting go of attachments. In addition, they share some advice on making a general confession.

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Day 5: Choose Heaven (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

In the final meditations from St. Francis de Sales, he takes time to meditate upon Heaven. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand explain how this leads us to a point where we must choose between Heaven and Hell.

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Day 4: Focus on God (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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)

Ascension — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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)

Ascension — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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)

Ascension — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 00:15:00 -0400

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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Dedicatory Prayer and Author’s Preface (Introduction to the Devout Life)

Ascension — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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

Ascension — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0400

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.

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