This episode covers Chapter 2.16 of Introduction to The Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales and "How the Saints are United to Us"

Here’s some useful links from the topics in the episode

Can the Saints Hear Us

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Pray together!

What google will tell you about The Divine Office, also known as the Liturgy of the Hours or Opus Dei, is the official daily prayer of the Catholic Church. It involves praying at specific times throughout the day, sanctifying each hour with prayer, and is primarily structured around psalms, hymns, readings, and prayers. The Divine Office is intended to unite the faithful in prayer, praising God and interceding for the world. Here’s a link to what the ⁠Divine Office⁠. ⁠Ibreviary⁠ is what I use on my phone when I don’t have access to a paper copy of the liturgy of the hours(also called the divine office) It’s a simple way to unite your prayers with countless hundreds and thousands of people praying world wide the same prayers at once. 

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This was a treat for Vitals and Virtues to get to interview the Dr. Adam Blincoe and discuss virtue ethics, Neoaristotelian philosophy and what a good human life is over a few good beers. 

The beers Three Roads Brewing. Come out and support your local brewery!

Adams Dissertation Flourishing Together. 

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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This episode covers some ground. Like the Gospel of St. John, chapter 6, the Lord's prayer, the Eucharist, what the early church fathers had to say about it as well as how St. Francis de Sales recommends we join in communion according to Chapter 14 of section 2 of Introduction to the Devout Life.

Stuff mentioned in the episode 

https://www.catholicspiritualdirection.org/devoutlife.pdf

http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/father/fathers.htm

https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/didache

https://www.miracolieucaristici.org/en/liste/list.html

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Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (Prayer for Peace)

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Covering chapter 2.13 of Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales. In this episode settle in to hear what the Spiritual Master (St. Francis) has to say about keeping the Lord ever in our mind and at the forefront of our thoughts no matter what is going on.

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Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (Prayer for Peace)

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Spiritual Retirement in Christ is a sure way to grow in holiness and devotion. In this episode we cover chapter 12 of part 2 in Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales where he elaborated on what Spiritual retirement is and how to do it.

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Here we GO!

St. Francis de Sales shares with us here in chapter 11 of part 2 of Introduction to the Devout Life how to examine your conscience at the end of your day.

1. Thank God for preserving you through the day.

2. Examine how you conducted yourself throughout the day...

3. Thank God for the good you did, ask forgiveness where you failed.

4. Commend your body and soul.

“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.”

Psalms 140:3 

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How to Start your day like St. Francis de Sales from Introduction to the Devout Life, Chapter 10 of Part 2.

1. Thank God for the new day...

2. Call to mind how you are to work towards eternity this day...

3. Consider all the day and how to serve God throughout...

4. Humble yourself and present all your weaknesses to God, and beg for His strength for the day.

5. Do this all immediately upon waking.

The quote from The Brothers Karamazov is

"I want to live for immortality, and I will accept no compromise."

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“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.”

Psalms 140:3 

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Crisis happen everywhere, join in and hear how Robby Lewis, RN MSN deals with crisis intervention and de-escalation from the hospital setting to the farm. We also got into some of his story of why he went from Chef to ER peds nurse, St. Jude’s hospital, elk hunting and more!

If you're looking to find the best local beef in the Central Virginia area, look no further than Lewis Family Farm⁠Find them on the web and Facebook!

Stuff mentioned in the episode 

De-escalation

Burnout in healthcare

Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi (Prayer for Peace)

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:

where there is hatred, let me sow love;

where there is injury, pardon;

where there is doubt, faith;

where there is despair, hope;

where there is darkness, light;

where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

Failing again, here's the definition of philosophy.

phi·los·o·phy/fəˈläsəfē/noun

the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.

Throwing hallucination tomatoes 

Peace of Soul by Ven. Fulton Sheen 

I have botched yet another Bible quote. 

“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.”

Psalms 140:3 

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"I am a dog before Thee, but the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their master's table."

Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales, chapter 9 of part 2

When you're in a drought:

Read the Gospels

Read a good spiritual book

Kneel/prostrate yourself

Kiss your crucifix

Consider/meditate on our Lord's Passion

The King in The Last Battle who's name I forgot, King Tirian.

“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and a door round about my lips.”

Psalms 140:3 

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