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

8h ago10:16

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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

1d ago11:14

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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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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 8 15:13

5d ago15:13

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are going to dive into one of the things I struggle with the most and that is anger. Anger is an emotion that I’ve struggled since I can remember. I have gotten better, I will say that, but it’s a work in progress. Early on in my life when people would try to tell me that my anger was getting the better of me, I …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 7 14:17

9d ago14:17

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Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Thank you as always for tuning in today, it really does mean a lot. Do you have a good reputation that you work to preserve? Has anyone tried to tarnish your good reputation and, if so, how did you deal with it? Does humility demand that we just take it when someone tries to ruin our reputation? Whenever I think of …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 6 13:42

11d ago13:42

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. I’m glad you are here with me today. Just a word before we read: I'm back on a Air Force base and the jets are flying all the time. So, sometimes, you'll hear some jet noise in the background. It's the sound of freedom, as we like to say on base, so just enjoy. :) Before we begin, we need to make sure we understand the ter…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 5 15:40

13d ago15:40

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My fellow Pilgrims, welcome. How is going today? Good? Not so good? So-so? Well, however you are feeling, I’m glad you showed up here today to join me for another reading. The other day my daughter and I were watching this video of a MadTV skit. The actors were all dressed up in wealthy 1900-period garb and they were standing around in a room as if…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 4 12:07

16d ago12:07

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Glad to have you back. Today, our topic is on external humility and while I know not everyone will be listening to this in the month of June, I think it’s a great time to discuss pride and humility. If you have young listeners, you may want to wait to listen. I wrote something the other day when we entered into the month…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 3 14:46

18d ago14:46

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome to our reading on patience. I don’t think it's a mistake that this is the first virtue St. Francis choose to write about. Patience, I believe, is one of the hardest virtues to practice. And to be very honest, there are some things that I just have no patience for, such as most of what the secular culture is pushing…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 2 11:35

20d ago11:35

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How is it going, Catholic Pilgrims? I hope life is treating you well wherever you are in the world. Today, our reading is a continuation of last time. To refresh, last time St. Francis was talking to us about living out the virtues, which is what he is going to be talking about in the Third Part. He is continuing on with the overview of the virtues…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Third Part--Chapter 1 13:22

23d ago13:22

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Hello, Pilgrims, welcome back! Today, we are entering into the Third Part and it is all about practicing the virtues. Our first reading today is longer than normal and so I want to jump right in and get started. Everybody’s time is precious, I know. So, go ahead and grab your books and open to Chapter One of the Third Part.…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 21 9:03

25d ago9:03

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back to our last reading in the Second Part. In summary, the whole Second Part has been on how to approach prayer and the sacraments, mainly the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Eucharist. Today, St. Francis is going to talk about how to communicate and he doesn’t mean how to talk to people. He’s referring to Holy…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 20 12:09

27d ago12:09

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Fellow Pilgrims, welcome to our reading today. Most Catholics know and understand that we need to go to Mass on Sunday. It is an obligation and while that it is a dirty word in our culture, it needn’t be. We are obliged to give a meager one hour to God, once a week. There are certain things about receiving Holy Communion at Sunday Mass that are ext…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 19 11:39

30d ago11:39

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims! Welcome back to another great day with St. Francis de Sales. When I was around six years old, I became somewhat of a thief. I was stealing lots of things: Toys from church, toys of neighbor kids, and a lady’s purse. Yes, you heard that right. I stole a lady’s purse and hid it under my Smurf three-wheeler. I got in some maj…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 18 9:45

1M ago9:45

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Oh, I love today’s reading. It’s so good and a fresh way to look at inspirations. Because it is a longer reading, I don’t want to take too much time talking myself. Instead, let’s jump right in to Chapter Eighteen of the Second Part.By Amy Thomas

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 17 7:12

1M ago7:12

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Hello Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back! When I was younger, I would pick up my Bible, intent on reading it straight through. I’d get through Genesis and Exodus, but once Leviticus it was all I could do to hang on and stay awake. It wasn’t long after that I’d give up reading Scripture until I felt inspired again. But then I would go through the whole…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 16 7:53

1M ago7:53

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back to another great day with St. Francis de Sales. As you all well know, I grew up Protestant and, because of this, I did not grow up knowing about the saints or even the angels, really. Mary was only considered around Christmas time. So, when I became Catholic, it took me a hot second to learn to bring the saint…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 15 6:43

1M ago6:43

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Good to have you back with me. I'm going to totally date myself today, that's fine, I don't really worry to much about people knowing my age. Anyway, I grew up watching "The Andy Griffth Show" with my dad. Several years ago, when my family wanted to watch something that didn't scar our souls, we started watching "The Andy …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 14 10:10

1M ago10:10

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, our reading is on one of my favorite topics—Holy Mass. Recently, my husband has been working with a small-business out of California that is owned by some crazy smart young guys. My husband, being in the Air Force, brought them on base for some testing. It’s always so fun to see a base through the eyes of som…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 13 13:25

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today is our longest read yet, but I don’t want that to scare you. It’s packed with some really good things. Because it is longer and I know everyone’s time is precious, I don’t want to offer a reflection at the end. Instead, here at the front end, I’d like to give you what I think you should focus on. So oft…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 12 10:23

2M ago10:23

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Welcome to another reading, Catholic Pilgrims. T oday, we are going to be talking about spiritual retreats, but not the kind you normally think of. Usually when someone speaks of spiritual retreat, you think of going away to some monastery or retreat house to spend a weekend. While those are good to do, that’s not what St. Francis is going to discu…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 11 5:29

2M ago5:29

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How y’all doing, Catholic Pilgrims. I'm working on my Alabama accent there for ya. I was recently giving a talk and I sat down next to this lady before the talk began and she said something to me and I responded. As soon as she heard me speak, she said, “Oh, you ain’t from the South are ya?” I said, “No, ma’am, I’m from Kansas originally.” I think …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 10 7:12

2M ago7:12

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims, to another day with St. Francis. When I was working, I couldn’t even imagine a morning prayer routine. I was so busy getting ready, getting my girls ready for school and daycare, packing lunches, laying out something for dinner, and getting everyone out the door on time, that there was no way I could squeeze time in…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 9 6:34

2M ago6:34

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for coming back to join me in another reading. Have you ever looked in the comment's section of a celebrity's social media page? We all know that celebrities, or at least very few, manage their own social media pages. If you look in the comments, you see person-after-person heaping praise and adoration on the cel…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 8 11:55

2M ago11:55

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Pilgrims, pilgrims. Welcome back for another reading. What do you do when you are done praying or meditating on some aspect of God? Do you then get up and have your breakfast? Turn out the lights and go to sleep? Maybe you go get ready for the day? If life were always perfect, we would be able to leave our prayer life and just quietly slip into the…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 7 3:42

2M ago3:42

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Welcome, fellow Pilgrims, how is the journey going today? I hope things are well and if not well then I hope God is giving you the grace to shoulder what you are struggling through. Today, St. Francis gives three acts to do to wrap up any meditation time. This is another very practical reading from him and, so, I’m not sure there is much I could ex…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 6 7:34

2M ago7:34

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope this day is treating you well. So, the last couple of readings, St. Francis has been coaching Philothea, or us, you might say, in how to meditate. We’ve learned that it is worthwhile to pick out something in the Bible, especially, some point in Christ’s life and meditate on it. We are to use our imagination to place…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 5 3:18

2M ago3:18

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My fellow Pilgrims, welcome. We have another very short reading today which is, again, very straightforward. You may be wondering why all these short readings, but we must remember that St. Francis is teaching Philothea about the devout life. So, he’s leading her, step-by-step to an understanding. Some of these steps are very practical and some are…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 4 6:51

2M ago6:51

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Welcome to our reading today, Catholic Pilgrims. Our focus for today is on the third point of preparing to meditate. As a refresher, first we are to recognize that God is present, then we are to offer an invocation to show the genuineness of our desire to enter into mediation and, today, we St. Francis wants us to set forth the mystery. In essence,…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 3 3:17

2M ago3:17

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Hello, hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Francis is giving us the second point in preparing to enter into prayer or meditation. Remember last time, he wants us to place ourselves in the presence of God or recognize that God is present–either spiritually, as in He is everywhere, or physically, if you happen to be at church in front of the taberna…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 2 11:57

2M ago11:57

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, and welcome. Today, St. Francis is going to be giving us some pointers for preparing to enter into meditation. If you remember last time, we talked about the necessity of prayer and there are a lot of people that just don’t know what to do. Unless you are a spiritual heavyweight, most people need guidance when it comes to …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: Second Part--Chapter 1 11:14

2M ago11:14

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Welcome, my Catholic Pilgrim friends. We have reached the Second Part of the book, which is a nice milestone for us to celebrate. My son is in his first year of ever playing baseball, which is thrilling to me because I loved playing softball. I, also, enjoy watching baseball games. It’s, also, exciting to me because with my girls, most of their spo…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 24 8:38

2M ago8:38

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today is our last reading in the First Part which is a pretty big deal. After today, we will have read through 24 chapters already, if you can believe that. There is a quote that is wrongly attributed to Marilyn Monroe that says, “If you don’t love me at my worst, you don’t deserve me at my best.” Now, on fir…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 23 10:17

3M ago10:17

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It’s a beautiful day and a perfect time for our reading from "Introduction to the Devout Life." In ten years of posting online for my Catholic Pilgrim page, I’ve learned that the slightest criticism of certain forms of entertainment will bring down the wrath of the internet upon your head. People DO NOT want to be told that they are too devoted to …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 22 10:17

3M ago10:17

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. We have a more indepth reading lined up for today. It’s going to be on venial sins. Growing up Protestant, I was taught that all sins are equal. A sin is a sin is a sin. While it is true that all sin offends God, we know instinctively that some sins are worse than others. Of course, murder is worse than stealing a c…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 21 3:56

3M ago3:56

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Good to have you here. So, today is going to be very light. I know the last couple of readings have been light and we haven’t really gone into depth with them. That will change very soon and we will get into the more meaty readings. Today, we are reading the conclusion to the first purification. It’s going to tie up everyt…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 20 6:31

3M ago6:31

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. I hope all of you are well today. Last time, in our readings, St. Francis mentioned that he wanted us to make a protestation as a conclusion to our contrition. To the modern reader, a protestation sounds negative and like we are protesting against something that we disagree with. That’s not what is meant here. What is mean…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 19 7:44

3M ago7:44

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Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims, to the first reading after our meditations. Our topic today is going to be on General Confession. So, if you aren’t familiar, a General Confession is where you go to Confession and confess all your mortal sins. Going through the meditations hopefully made us detest our sins or made us detest them even more than we d…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 18 6:20

3M ago6:20

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Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to the Tenth Meditation. Today, we conclude the meditations we’ve been going through to help rid us of our affection to sin and I think today’s meditation is supremely excellent. I took it with me to church to read it over and if you really try to visualize the things St. Francis gives us for contemplation, I think you w…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 17 5:53

3M ago5:53

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Hey, there, fellow Pilgrims. Welcome back. Today, we are reading the ninth Meditation, which means we only have one more meditation after this. The topic today is on the choice of Paradise. So, often, people accuse God of claiming to be a loving God and, yet, sending some people to Hell. What those people fail to see is that it is our choice whethe…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 16 5:36

3M ago5:36

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back for the Eighth Meditation. Like I promised you, today, the topic is more uplifting. It’s on Paradise. This is our end goal, to be with God in Paradise. We should think on Heaven and all its glory, knowing that we can’t possibly imagination all that it will entail. It’s good to think on it, though, because you …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 15 4:43

3M ago4:43

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Hello, out there in the world, welcome back. Our meditation today will be very short. The topic is on Hell. Now you may be thinking, “All these heavy topics for mediation. Ugh.” But, rest assured, we will move on to more joyful things. We must think on these things, though, because Hell is a reality and it is our mortal sins alone that send us to H…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 14 6:22

3M ago6:22

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Fellow Pilgrims, welcome. Today we are going to be doing the Sixth Meditation of the First Part. This one is thinking on our future judgment. And last like time, this isn’t the most uplifting topic, but it is one that we need to think about. So, just like the last five meditations, I’ll read it and offer no reflections. I can’t stress how important…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 13 6:54

3M ago6:54

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Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. Our topic for today’s meditation is one that you may feel a bit nervous about exploring. The topic is our death and while I know this isn’t the most uplifting topic, it is one that we need to think about especially considering that our attachment to sin can have a very negative outcome for u…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 12 5:44

3M ago5:44

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It’s that time, Catholic Pilgrims, to enrich our lives with a reading from St. Francis’ book “Introduction to the Devout Life.” We are still on the meditations with today being Meditation Four and its topic is sin. As a reminder, for the meditations, I’m not offering any reflections because I think they need to stand completely on their own. Also, …

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 11 6:46

4M ago6:46

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Welcome to the Third Mediation where we will be focusing on the mercies of God. Everyone can find examples of where God has been merciful to them. Even when, and I stress this, even when we feel like we are really going through a trial. I encourage again with these meditations to enter into prayer with God, and if need be, pause so that you can tru…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 10 5:34

4M ago5:34

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Welcome to the Second Mediation, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we will be thinking about the end to which we were created. I’d definitely challenge you to think about the ways in which we waste precious time here on earth with meaningless amusements. Not all amusements are bad, but some are so utterly meaningless that I’m sure we will get to the end of…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 9 6:46

4M ago6:46

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Welcome to the First Mediation, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, I will offer no reflection after the readings. I encourage you to listen to the meditation and feel free to pause between thoughts and think about what St. Francis has given us to meditate on. I will give a short break between each number so as to give you a bit of time. Like I said last tim…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 8 7:20

4M ago7:20

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Hello, fellow Pilgrims, welcome to another reading from St. Francis de Sales. The point of reading these deep spiritual books is to allow them to transform our lives and help us to imitate Christ better and conform our will to His. These readings can merit great graces for us so long as we approach them with a heart ready to be taught. Today, our r…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 7 11:20

4M ago11:20

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You would be hard pressed to find a Christian that says that they have an affection for the sin that they engage in, but, the hard truth is: There are some sins that we struggle to let go of because we like them. We may even let them go and cease committing them, but our heart may desire to commit them. And that is what we will be talking about tod…

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Introduction to the Devout Life: First Part--Chapter 6 8:33

4M ago8:33

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Thank you for pressing play, I’m very glad you’ve come to listen to St. Francis today. Our topic today will be on confessing our sins, primarily our mortal sins in a General Confession. So, flip in your book to Chapter Six in the First Part and let’s begin.By Amy Thomas

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