{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Soul of the Apostolate | Ep. 1 - Active Works & the Interior Life","description":""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." 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 full text: https:\/\/www.cmri.org\/0-olmc-mission\/catholic-books\/soul_of_the_apostolate.pdf SUBSCRIBE to Catholic Culture Audiobooks https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/catholic-culture-audiobooks\/id1482214268 SIGN UP for Catholic Culture's newsletter http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/newsletter DONATE at http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/donate\/audio Theme music: "2 Part Invention", composed by Mark Christopher Brandt, performed by Thomas Mirus. \u00a9\ufe0f2019 Heart of the Lion Publishing Co.\/BMI. All rights reserved. ","author_name":"Catholic Culture Audiobooks","author_url":"https:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/audiobooks","html":"