Category: St. Francis de Sales
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Introduction to the Devout Life 5-18: Final advice. And reader question.
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No comments on Introduction to the Devout Life 5-18: Final advice. And reader question.I'm planning on putting some thoughts down today or tomorrow in anticipation of the Feast of the Lord's Baptism on January 9, which was the day St. Francis recommended for beginning the annual review. Which brings me to a question – I know some people are reading along with this series – I was wondering…
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Introduction to the Devout Life General conclusions: 5-17, two objections.
For other posts in this series about St. Francis de Sales's most well-known work, follow this link to the index, also available in the right sidebar. + + + Part Five of Introduction to the Devout Life ends with two chapters that thematically belong outside it in a separate "Conclusion," as they refer back to the book…
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Introduction to the Devout Life 5-15 and 5-16: General considerations in conclusion and sentiments to be preserved.
For other posts in this series about St. Francis de Sales's most well-known work, follow this link to the index, also available in the right sidebar. I outlined the structure of part five here. + + + I'm blogging my way through Part Five, the annual review and renewal of devotion, which Francis suggests beginning each year at…
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Introduction to the Devout Life: 5-9 through 5-14, “Considerations on renewing your resolution.”
For other posts in this series about St. Francis de Sales's most well-known work, follow this link to the index, also available in the right sidebar. I outlined the structure of part five here. + + + We've been looking at Part Five of Introduction to the Devout Life, which is about the annual review and renewal of…
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Introduction to the Devout Life: 5-3 through 5-7, Examinations.
For other posts in this series about St. Francis de Sales's most well-known work, follow this link to the index, also available in the right sidebar. I outlined the structure of part five here. + + + In the last post, we looked at Chapter 5-2, which encourages you to start off your annual review and renewal by…
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Introduction to the Devout Life part 5: Getting started on the renewal of devotion with 5-2.
For other posts in this series about St. Francis de Sales's most well-known work, follow this link to the index, also available in the right sidebar. + + + A couple of weeks ago I outlined the structure of part five, the final part of Francis de Sales's Introduction to the Devout Life. This section on regularly…
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Introduction to the Devout Life: Introduction and structure of part five.
For other posts in this series about St. Francis de Sales's most well-known work, follow this link to the index, also available in the right sidebar. + + + I let a lot of time go by since I finished writing about part four. Never fear: I will pretend that I did it on purpose,…
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Not-so-toy houses.
Some time ago I wrote a post called "Toy Houses" in which I quoted St. Francis de Sales. That was before I started up on my Introduction to the Devout Life series (which, by the way, I've got only the final part of the book to blog… more on that soon). The passage I quoted…
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Introduction to the Devout Life 4-14 and 4-15: Troubleshooting spiritual desolation.
(An index of all posts on St. Francis de Sales' work Introduction to the Devout Life is here. A post outlining part 4 of the book is here.) In the last post, I wrote about St. Francis de Sales's guide to the problems and temptations of consolations. It may seem counterintuitive that spiritual consolation can be a problem, but…
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Introduction to the Devout Life 4-12. Sadness.
(An index of all posts on St. Francis de Sales' work Introduction to the Devout Life is here. A post outlining part 4 of the book is here.) In our last look at Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis de Sales showed that anxiety's chief danger is that it can lead to a destructive sadness which I think…
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Introduction to the Devout Life 4-11: Troubleshooting anxiety.
(An index of all posts on St. Francis de Sales' work Introduction to the Devout Life is here. A post outlining part 4 of the book is here.) Still with me, friends? Francis begins his chapter on anxiety by writing about sadness. Sadness leads to anxiety and "anxiety in its turn increases sadness and makes it extremely dangerous." Today…
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Introduction to the Devout Life, 4-10: A two-pronged approach against your greatest weakness.
I'm continuing to work through the "troubleshooting guide" that is Part 4 of Introduction to the Devout Life. An index of all posts on St. Francis de Sales' work Introduction to the Devout Life is here. A post outlining part 4 of the book is here. Having given advice in dealing with temptations to sins great and small, Francis…
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