Best Introduction To The Devout Life Podcasts (2024)

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 41 5:13

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Hello, my fellow Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, is our last reading in the Third Part and it’s a short one. We’ve had some pretty long readings lately and, today, you get a bit of a break. St. Francis is going to be giving a word to the unmarried, so let’s open to Chapter Forty-One of the Third Part.…

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An Overview of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and Story of a Soul 25:31

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Who is St. Thérèse? Why did she write Story of a Soul? The answers to these questions will help you as you prepare to begin Season 3 of Catholic Classics: Story of a Soul. Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris offer a broad overview of St. Thérèse’s life and what Story of a Soul covers. Drawing from their own experiences, they als…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 40 17:48

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims, to our second to last reading in the third part. This is a hard one for me, I’m going to admit it. Mostly, because I feel I have an opinion about this topic that nobody else on planet earth has. I’m not saying my opinion or feelings on the matter are right or anything like that, but it is the way I feel. Mostly, I k…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 39 13:29

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome to another great day. Today, St. Francis is going to continue on with his talk for married couples, but he’s going to be speaking about the intimate side of marriage and, so, if you have little ones around, you may want to chose to listen later. He doesn’t get graphic or anything like that, in fact, he uses eating …

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Atomic Habits 29:01

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The book "Atomic Habits" by James Clear is a great practical guide on how to change your habits, and get better every day.By Iowa Catholic Radio

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 38 26:16

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims and welcome to our reading on advice to married couples. This is a long reading, but, it’s really, really good and what I have to say afterwards is important. So, let’s jump right in by turning to Chapter Thirty-Eight of the Third Part.By Amy Thomas

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Introducing Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris, O.C.D. 15:07

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We are excited to welcome the guest co-host for Season 3 of Catholic Classics: Fr. Michael-Joseph Paris, OCD. In this bonus episode, Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk and Fr. Gregory Pine get to know Fr. Michael-Joseph and learn more about his knowledge of Story of a Soul and his deep appreciation for the writings of St. Thérèse. Fr. Gregory also gives an…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 37 10:11

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. It’s a great day to be together with St. Francis. Today, we are going to be talking about desires. Some desires are good and some are definitely not. Sadly, we live in a world that says, “Whatever you desire is fine.” This isn’t true and it gets us into a lot of trouble with temptations and sins. I think this reading tod…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 36 12:06

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, and welcome back to another great day with St. Francis. Today, I’m going to get political because, well, what I have to talk about fits the reading so well. I’ve told you before that I am a very black and white person. What’s wrong is wrong and what is right is right. I’m not super interested in gray areas. I’m a very just…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 35 10:10

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I truly appreciate when you join along with me here on the podcast. Over the years, my husband has talked pretty consistently with our kids about working out your discipline muscle. This relates very well to today’s topic which is on being faithful in small and great things. Let’s jump right in today and turn to Chapter …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 34 7:28

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Hello, fellow pilgrims. Welcome back. We’ve got a super short reading today, a bit of a continuation from last time’s reading. Now, you may be thinking to yourself that St. Francis doesn’t want us to have any fun—no dancing, no games of chance, recreation needs to be super limited. I think it’s important to remember that St. Francis isn’t saying th…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 33 12:46

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. We are still learning about how to live virtuously here in the third part of the book. I will start today by saying, if you have sensitive ears around, this may not be the podcast for them. So, just to warn you before we get started. If I would have read today’s reading back when I was in high school, I would have c…

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Unbelievable Near-Death Experience (2) - Paul Zucarelli 27:40

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Paul Zucarelli's near-death experience story is just incredible. This is the conclusion to the discussion we had of his life before, during and after his encounter with the Lord.By Iowa Catholic Radio

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 32 8:05

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. I have a feeling today’s reading is going to make some roll their eyes or disregard it because of the subject matter. When I was first reading it, I thought, “Oh, boy, St. Francis is going to have a hard time convincing people of the problem with dice and gambling card games.” But…but…as you…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 31 7:44

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope that your day is starting well or ending well. Or, hey, maybe you are in the middle of your day and, if so, I hope it’s going well. Everywhere we turn, we hear about stress. People are constantly saying that they are stressed about this and stressed about that. Headlines talk about how stressed everyone is an…

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Announcing Season 3 of Catholic Classics! 0:55

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A new season of Catholic Classics is starting this fall. We are so excited to announce that for this season of Catholic Classics, we will be reading Story of a Soul by St. Thérèse of Lisieux. You can download the reading plan and order your copy of the book at ascensionpress.com/catholicclassics. To get your copy of the complete reading plan, visit…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 30 10:02

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. We are back to learn more and reflect more on how we can better live a devout life. The point of this book is not for us to just listen and then think, “That’s nice. I sure do agree.” The point of the book is for us to put into practice what we are reading about here. Obviously, we can’t put all of these into practice all …

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Unbelievable Near-Death Experience (1) - Paul Zucarelli 28:41

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Paul Zucarelli's near-death experience story is just incredible. He joins me for two episodes to discuss his life before, during and after his encounter with the Lord.By Iowa Catholic Radio

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 29 16:01

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Welcome, fellow Pilgrims, to another reading from our wise St. Francis. One day, I was thinking about our current political circus and I thought to myself, "If my husband ran for president or if I did, what dirt would they try to dig up in my past to ruin my reputation?" Thank God, I grew up before cell phones, but there are still things that peopl…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 28 17:07

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thanks for hitting play and joining me. Today, we are going to be talking about rash judgment. Boy, oh boy, is judgment a hot topic. On the one hand, you will have people tell you that we can never judge. And then on the other hand, we have the internet mob that will judge you right, left, up, down, and sideways. You would…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 27 8:57

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Wherever you are in the world, I hope you are having a good day. When I was a teenager, I pretty much watched, read, and listened to whatever I wanted. Because I am naturally draw to beautiful expressions of art—be that music, movies, or books—for the most part, I entertained myself with mostly okay things. However, I st…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 26 7:25

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Today is a super short reading, but a good one nonetheless. One of the things about being on social media that is extremely important to me is that I never sound different than how I really speak. I’m not a “keep it real” potty mouth, but I’m also not someone that sounds like a cheesy TV evangelist. If you we…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 25 8:26

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. What a great day to read St. Francis together. I truly love meeting you hear to read his words. I’ve been told that I’m an old soul. If I had to pick a decade from the 1900s that best suits me it would be the 1940s. I love the dresses that the ladies wore. I love the way men wore suits everywhere. I like the music, the aes…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 24 11:29

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Fellow Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, we hit 70 episodes for this season which is amazing. I have felt that this season is flying by and before we know it, we will be starting season five. Five seasons. That’s crazy. I do know who I’m reading for next year, but I’m not ready to disclose yet. I’ll just let your curiosity drive you nuts. :) The other…

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The Fight for Family (Forge) - John Bishop 27:20

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Dr. John Bishop is on the front lines of reclaiming fatherhood and the family. His organization, Forge, is doing incredible work in a very short amount of time to help men become the husbands and fathers they are called to be. Go to www.myforge.org to get involved.By Iowa Catholic Radio

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 23 16:47

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today as I read St. Francis’ words. We’ve moved out of the section on friendship which was excellent and today we are reading about external mortifications. This is a longer reading, but an important one as a lot of people are freaked out by external mortifications and in a world that preaches self…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 22 11:35

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims, to our last reading on friendship. Today, I’m going to say some hard things to hear, but I think they must be said. One of my biggest pet peeves is when people say, “Yes, but Jesus ate with sinners.” I get this in response to people trying to defend abortion, LGBT ideology, and the like. They are trying to make the …

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The Lyceum Festival of Ideas - Joe Carroll 28:19

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The Des Moines Lyceum's "Festival of Ideas" is coming up in a couple weeks. It is an awesome event that you should check out if you have the opportunity. Joe Carroll joins me to talk about the festival, and what the Lyceum has been up to over the past year.By Iowa Catholic Radio

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 21 13:59

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Friendship is our topic again for today and today we are focusing solely on evil friendships. (Dracula laugh in the background.) Why is so hard for us to give up a friendship or even a romantic relationship that is not good for us? I think a big part of it is that we all think that we are a good judge of character and we…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 20 12:01

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Fellow Pilgrims, welcome back for another great reading from St. Francis de Sales. We are still on the topic of friendship and like I said in a previous episode, St. Francis really covers this topic very thoroughly. This is good because not enough people talk about healthy and holy friendships. In fact, I think it’s a topic that we don’t talk about…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 19 11:57

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims, to another reading that covers the topic of friendship. Today, specifically, we will be hearing about true friendship. As you know, my daughter is a Focus Missionary at Berkeley. Most people turn up their nose when they hear that she is a missionary there, writing off the students as utter loss causes. I was worried…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 18 14:46

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to another day of talking about friendship. Today’s topic is an interesting one, but I’m glad St. Francis is discussing it. It’s about flirtations. The other night, my family was watching the more recent Jumanji, the one staring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black. In the movie, five high schoolers get sucked into…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 17 12:34

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Hello, fellow Pilgrims, my friends. Today, we start the first of six readings on friendship, so clearly this is something that St. Francis considers an important topic and not one that we often hear about. For anyone that currently has or has had teenagers, you know that your kid can be heavily influenced by their friends—for good or for bad. Becau…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 16 9:31

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. We have another day where we are hearing about riches and poverty. Many of you have heard my earthquake story that occurred when we were stationed in Turkey. If not, in summary, on October 30th, 2020, Izmir, Turkey was hit with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that went on for 45 seconds. That is an eternity in earthquake time…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 15 14:19

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Fellow Pilgrims, it’s time for another reading. Something I wanted to note last time but forgot is that we hit the half-way mark in the book. That is cause for celebration. It’s hard to believe we are already half-way through the book, but when you stick with things and you show up, even in little spurts, you can make it through anything. I’ve neve…

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Introduction To The Devout Life (Part 5) 28:38

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"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the fifth and final episode of this series exploring some of the great advice found in this book.…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 14 12:55

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today is another great day to read and learn from St. Francis. Thomas Sowell, a great American economist, philosopher, and political commentator, writes and says many excellent things. He is truly a brilliant man. One of my favorite quotes of his, is, “I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the mo…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 13 10:32

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Hello, hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Last time we talked about the virtue of chastity and why its so important. Today, St. Francis is going to share with us the rules for preserving chastity. As like with last time, listener discretion is advised. It is hard in this day and age to cultivate the virtue of chastity. A big reason for that is…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 12 13:57

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back to another beautiful day with St. Francis. Today, we are covering chastity, so you may want to be wary of younger ears being present. ’ve mentioned before that my Masters is in Applied Behavioral Science where I specialized in studying sexual violence crimes. It would be an understatement to say that I have de…

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Introduction To The Devout Life (Part 4) 29:29

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"Introduction to the Devout Life" by Saint Francis de Sales is one of the greatest works on the spiritual life ever written. Every page gives great instruction on how to grow in holiness, regardless of one's vocation in life. This is the fourth episode exploring some of the great advice found in this book.…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 11 11:54

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are talking about obedience, which has become a very distasteful word in our culture. There’s a scene in the "Ten Commandments" where Moses says to Ramses, played by Yule Brenner, “Here His Word Rameses and obey!” Ramses looks at Moses and says, “Obey?” I just love how he says, “Obey.” Such classic Yule Br…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 10 10:16

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Ahhhh….gotta love things that make you feel nostalgic. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s there seemed to be this huge push to be a multi-tasker. People took great pride if they felt like they could multi-task well. Books were written on it and ways to successfully multi-task were t…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 9 11:14

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. I’m so glad to have you with me. If you are a devout Catholic, you know that we are to be striving for holiness. Sainthood is the goal. You, also, know that as a devout Catholic, we all fall short sometimes. And while I’m not one to listen to excuses or give an easy pass, it is important that we be gentle with ourse…

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