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Introduction to the Devout Life — episodes
Start with God
Preparing for the Journey
By God's Grace
Focus on God
Choose Heaven
Allow Christ into Your Life
The Necessity of Prayer
Preparing for Prayer
Dryness in Prayer
Praying Throughout the Day
The Source and Summit
The Importance of Eucharist and Reconciliation
Receiving Holy Communion
Choosing Virtues
Patience and External Humility
Interior Humility
Abjection and Reputation in Humility
Meekness and Controlling Anger
The Need for Chastity, Poverty, and Obedience
Aim for the Highest Good
True Poverty and False Friendship
The Necessity and Caution of Friendship
Council on Friendship
Mortification for Purification
Modesty in the Moral Life
Concerning Hasty Judgment
Speaking Virtuously
Advice for Leisurely Activities
Building Habits of Faithfulness
Wisdom for Married Couples
The Sanctity of the Marriage Bed
Widows and Single People
Defining Temptation
Consenting to Temptation
Remedies for Temptation
The Temptation of Self-Reliance
Receiving Consolation
Enduring Desolation
The Rhythm of Consolation and Desolation
Renewing Resolutions
Examining Our Conscience
Considerations When Moving Onward
Conclusion: How Do I Go Forth?