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St Philip Neri in the 16th century would gather those each day who were desirous of seeking Christian perfection. He would read from a spiritual book and then discourse on the meaning of what was read. This podcast (and the nightly prayer group from which it springs) seeks to carry on St Philip’s method of helping people become holy, even saints, in their own homes.
- Episode 1 — Spiritual Combat c1.1 — What Christian perfection is not and is
- Episode 2 — Spiritual Combat c1.2 — What is the True Path to Perfection
- Episode 3 — Spiritual Combat c1.3 — Four Weapons in Spiritual Combat
- Episode 4 — Spiritual Combat c2.1 — Distrust of Self
- Episode 5 — Spiritual Combat c2.2 — Distrust of Self
- Episode 6 — Spiritual Combat c3.1 — Confidence in God
- Episode 7 — Spiritual Combat c3.2 — The Means to Confidence in God
- Episode 8 — Spiritual Combat c4 — How to determine if we have confidence in God
- Episode 9 — Spiritual Combat c5 — Our cowardice after sin is not a virtue
- Episode 10 — Spiritual Combat c6 — Further Advice on Obtaining Distrust of Self and Trust in God
- Episode 11 — Spiritual Combat c7 — Right Use of the Understanding
- Episode 12 — Spiritual Combat c8 — Obstacles and Aid to Forming Correct Judgments
- Episode 13 — Spiritual Combat c9.1 — Avoiding Intellectual Curiosity
- Episode 14 — Spiritual Combat c9.2 — Intellectual Pride
- Episode 15 — Spiritual Combat c10.1 — Controlling Our Will
- Episode 16 — Spiritual Combat c10.2 — A Method for Gaining Purity of Intention
- Episode 17 — Spiritual Combat c10.3 — Time It Takes to Grow in Purity of Intention
- Episode 18 — Spiritual Combat c11 — Considerations for Inspiring the Will
- Episode 19 — Spiritual Combat c12 — Twofold Battle within Us
- Episode 20 — Spiritual Combat c13.1 — A Tactic for Training Our Emotions
- Episode 21 — Spiritual Combat c13.2 — Moving Beyond the Contempt of Others
- Episode 22 — Spiritual Combat c13.3 — External Acts for Growing in Virtue
- Episode 23 — Spiritual Combat c14.1 — When the Will Seems Overpowered
- Episode 24 — Spiritual Combat c14.2 — Reacting to Unjust Accusations
- Episode 25 — Spiritual Combat c15 — Skillfully Fight Your Enemies
- Episode 26 — Spiritual Combat c16 — Early Morning Soldier
- Episode 27 — Spiritual Combat c17 — Method in Fighting Passions
- Episode 28 — Spiritual Combat c18 –Curbing Sudden Passions
- Episode 29 — Spiritual Combat c19.1 — How to Fight Against Impurity, Before the Temptation
- Episode 30 — Spiritual Combat c19.2 — How to Respond to Temptations of Impurity During the Temptation
- Episode 31 — Spiritual Combat c19.3 — How We are to Fight Against Impurity
- Episode 32 — Spiritual Combat c20.1 — How to Combat Sloth
- Episode 33 — Spiritual Combat c20.2 — How to Combat Sloth Continued
- Episode 34 — Spiritual Combat c21.1 — How to Use your Senses
- Episode 35 — Spiritual Combat c21.2 — From what is sensed to God
- Episode 36 — Spiritual Combat c22 — From What We Sense to the Saviour Himself
- Episode 37 — Spiritual Combat c23.1 — More Advice on Using the Senses to Think about God
- Episode 38 — Spiritual Combat c23.2 — Daily Events to Remind of the Trinity, Mary, and the Saints
- Episode 39 — Spiritual Combat c23.3 — Devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows and More Advice
- Episode 40 — Spiritual Combat c24 — Governing One’s Speech
- Episode 41 — Spiritual Combat c25.1 — Why Peace in the Midst of Trials is Important
- Episode 42 — Spiritual Combat c25.2 — How the Devil Tries to Rob our Peace
- Episode 43 — Spiritual Combat c26.1 — How to React after Sinning
- Episode 44 — Spiritual Combat 26.2 — Reacting to Our own Sins
- Episode 45 — Spiritual Combat c27 — Summary of the Groups the Devil Attacks
- Episode 46 — Spiritual Combat c28 — The Path From The Depths of Sin
- Episode 47 — Spiritual Combat c29.1 — Devil’s Delay Tactics
- Episode 48 — Spiritual Combat c29.2 — Good Desires and Resolutions are Not Enough
- Episode 49 — Spiritual Combat c30 — Devil’s Delusions Aimed at those making Progress
- Episode 50 — Spiritual Combat c31.1 — Devil Tries to Derail Those Progressing
- Episode 51 — Spiritual Combat c31.2 — Trial of Being Without Communion
- Episode 52 — Spiritual Combat c31.3 — Caution against Suggestions of Self-Love
- Episode 53 — Spiritual Combat c32.1 — Devil Tries to Use Virtue Against Us
- Episode 54 — Spiritual Combat c32.2 — Resisting Vain Glory
- Episode 55 — Spiritual Combat c32.2 — Reasons for Humility
- Episode 56 — Spiritual Combat c33.1 — Critical Instructions for Predominant Passions
- Episode 57 — Spiritual Combat c33.2 — More Advice on Conquering Predominant Passion
- Episode 58 — Spiritual Combat c34 — Growing in Virtue one by one with Degrees
- Episode 59 — Spiritual Combat c35 — Daily Advice, Scriptures, Arrow Prayers for a Virtue
- Episode 60 — Spiritual Combat c36 — Continual Progress is Necessary
- Episode 61 — Spiritual Combat c37 — Seizing Difficult Moments
- Episode 62 — Spiritual Combat c38.1 — Proper Means to Habitual Virtue
- Episode 63 — Spiritual Combat c38.2 — Embracing Challenges Permitted by God
- Episode 64 — Spiritual Combat c39 — Proper Responses to Daily Vexations
- Episode 65 — Spiritual Combat c40 — Time for and Indications of Spiritual Progress
- Episode 66 — Spiritual Combat c41 — Avoiding Excessive Desires to Escape Affliction
- Episode 67 — Spiritual Combat c42.1 — More Intense Demonic Delusions
- Episode 68 — Spiritual Combat c42.2 — How to Imitate the Saints
- Episode 69 — Spiritual Combat c43.1 — Our Tendency to Rash Judgement
- Episode 70 — Spiritual Combat c43.2 — Properly Reacting to the Public, Serious, and Malicious Sins of Others
- Episode 71 — Spiritual Combat c44.1 — Prayer in relation to the other weapons
- Episode 72 — Spiritual Combat c44.2 — Desire, Confidence in God, Right motive for Prayer
- Episode 73 — Spiritual Combat c44.3 — Four Other Conditions for Prayer
- Episode 74 — Spiritual Combat c45 — Mental Prayer
- Episode 75 — Spiritual Combat c46 — Meditation
- Episode 76 — Spiritual Combat c47 — Meditating on Effects of Christ’s Patience
- Episode 77 — Spiritual Combat c48 — Marian Meditation Method
- Episode 78 — Spiritual Combat c49 — Growing in Marian Confidence
- Episode 79 — Spiritual Combat c50.1 — One Method of Meditating Based on the Saints
- Episode 80 — Spiritual Combat c50.2 — Method of Meditating on Saints, especially St. Joseph
- Episode 81 — Spiritual Combat c51.1 — Meditating on Crucifixion to Gain Personal Experience
- Episode 82 — Spiritual Combat c51.2 — Growing in Compassion for Christ’s Sufferings
- Episode 83 — Spiritual Combat c52.1 — Four Benefits from Meditating on Passion
- Episode 84 — Spiritual Combat c52.2 — Pondering the Mysteries of Christ’s Soul
- Episode 85 — Spiritual Combat c52.3 — Christ’s Cross as a Book
- Episode 86 — Spiritual Combat c53 — Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist
- Episode 87 — Spiritual Combat c54.1 — Before Receiving Communion
- Episode 88 — Spiritual Combat c54.2 — The moment of Communion and After Communion
- Episode 89 — Spiritual Combat c55.1 — Five Characteristics of God’s Loving Desire to Give us the Eucharist
- Episode 90 — Spiritual Combat c55.2 — Why God Gave us the Holy Eucharist
- Episode 91 — Spiritual Combat c55.3 — Immediate Loving Preparation for Communion
- Episode 92 — Spiritual Combat c55.4 — Returning Love for Love After Communion
- Episode 93 — Spiritual Combat c56 — Spiritual Communions
- Episode 94 — Spiritual Combat c57 — Thanksgiving
- Episode 95 — Spiritual Combat c58.1 — Offering Ourselves to God
- Episode 96 — Spiritual Combat c58.2 — Offering of Self to God 2.0
- Episode 97 — Spiritual Combat c59.1 — Causes of Sensible Devotion and Dryness
- Episode 98 — Spiritual Combat c59.2 — Reacting to Dryness and Spiritual Aridity
- Episode 99 — Spiritual Combat c59.3 — Becoming Truly Devout Despite Dryness and Darkness
- Episode 100 — Spiritual Combat c59.4 — Dealing with Special Impure Delusions
- Episode 101 — Spiritual Combat c60 — Examining our Conscience
- Episode 102 — Spiritual Combat c61 — Persevering until Death
- Episode 103 — Spiritual Combat c62 — Preparing for Final Assaults at the Moment of Death
- Episode 104 — Spiritual Combat c63 — Attacks on Faith Just Before Death
- Episode 105 — Spiritual Combat c64 — Temptations to and Remedies for Despair at the end of Life
- Episode 106 — Spiritual Combat c65 — Remedies for Temptations to Vainglory at the End of Life
- Episode 107 — Spiritual Combat c66 — Illusions from the Devil at the End of Life
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