1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 &quot;If God calls me to apply my activity not only to my own sanctification, but also to good works, I must establish this firm conviction, before everything else, in my mind: Jesus has got to be, and wishes to be, the life of these works. My efforts, by themselves, are nothing, absolutely nothing.&quot; Part One of this classic work by the French Trappist monk, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), examines the relationship between exterior works and the interior life of the apostle, demonstrating how the fruitfulness of the former depends entirely upon the vitality of the latter. Episode 1: Part One 00:00 - Intro 00:38 - Prologue 05:50 - 1. God wants good works, and therefore zealous action 13:00 - 2. God wills that the life-principle of our works be Christ 20:59 - 3. What is the interior life? 42:58 - 4. Ignorance and neglect of this interior life 49:55 - 5. Is the interior life lazy? 01:04:06 - 6. Is the interior life selfish? 01:16:54 - 7. No conflict between the interior life and the salvation of souls This work will be released in its entirety in episodic format. The Soul of the Apostolate&amp;nbsp;full text:&amp;nbsp;https://www.cmri.org/0-olmc-mission/catholic-books/soul_of_the_apostolate.pdf SUBSCRIBE to Catholic Culture Audiobooks&amp;nbsp;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/catholic-culture-audiobooks/id1482214268 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter&amp;nbsp;http://www.catholicculture.org/newsletter DONATE at&amp;nbsp;http://www.catholicculture.org/donate/audio Theme music: &quot;2 Part Invention&quot;, composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. ©️2019 Heart of the Lion Publishing Co./BMI. All rights reserved. Catholic Culture Audiobooks https://www.catholicculture.org/audiobooks <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/37277990/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/87A93A/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/37277990