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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 — Imitation of Christ I.1 — Asking for Christ to Imitate Christ
- Episode 2 — Imitation of Christ I.2 — Knowing Oneself In God
- Episode 3 — Imitation of Christ I.3 — Learning Truth in Christ
- Episode 4 — Imitation of Christ I.4 — Caution in Our Undertakings
- Episode 5 — Imitation of Christ I.5 — How to Approach the Scriptures to Find Christ
- Episode 6 — Imitation of Christ I.6 — About Moderating the Passions
- Episode 7 — Imitation of Christ I.7 — About False Self-Confidence How to Rid of Self-Conceit
- Episode 8 — Imitation of Christ I.8 — On the Danger of Being Too Familiar
- Episode 9 — Imitation of Christ I.9 — On Obedience and Submissiveness
- Episode 10 — Imitation of Christ I.10 — About Useless Gossiping
- Episode 11 — Imitation of Christ I.11 — Holy Ambition for Spiritual Progress
- Episode 12 — Imitation of Christ I.12 — Why Things Sometimes Go Against Us
- Episode 13 — Imitation of Christ I.13 — Value of Temptations
- Episode 14 — Imitation of Christ I.14 — Avoiding Hasty Estimations
- Episode 15 — Imitation of Christ I.15 — On Charity as the Motive of Our Actions
- Episode 16 — Imitation of Christ I.16 — On Putting up with other People’s Faults
- Episode 17 — Imitation of Christ I.17 — On Joining a Monastery
- Episode 18 — Imitation of Christ I.18 — On The Example of the Saints of Old
- Episode 19 — Imitation of Christ I.19 — On the Pious Practices of a Good Monk (and Good Laymen)
- Episode 20 — Imitation of Christ I.20 — Solitude, Silence, and Living in Divine Intimacy
- Episode 21 — Imitation of Christ I.21 — On Holy Sorrow and Fear of the Lord
- Episode 22 — Imitation of Christ I.22 — A View of Man’s Misery
- Episode 23 — Imitation of Christ I.23 — Thinking about death
- Episode 24 — Imitation of Christ I.24 — On Judgement and the Punishments of Hell
- Episode 25 — Imitation of Christ I.25 — On Zeal for Spiritual Progress
- Episode 26 — Imitation of Christ II.1 — Cultivating an Interior Life Focused on Christ
- Episode 27 — Imitation of Christ II.2 — On Humbling Ourselves Before Others
- Episode 28 — Imitation of Christ II.3 — On the Character of a Peaceable Man
- Episode 29 — Imitation of Christ II.4 — Purity of Heart and Singleness of Intention
- Episode 30 — Imitation of Christ II.5 — On Self-Criticism
- Episode 31 — Imitation of Christ II.6 — On the Satisfaction of a Good Conscience
- Episode 32 — Imitation of Christ II.7 — On Loving Jesus In and Above Everything
- Episode 33 — Imitation of Christ II.8 — On A Close Friendship with Jesus
- Episode 34 — Imitation of Christ II.9 — On Lacking All Comfort
- Episode 35 — Imitation of Christ II.10 — On Being Thankful for God’s Grace
- Episode 36 — Imitation of Christ II.11 — On the Fewness of Those who Love the Cross of Christ
- Episode 37 — Imitation of Christ II.12.1 — On the Royal Road of the Cross (Ourselves)
- Episode 38 — Imitation of Christ II.12.2 — The Royal Road of the Cross (Necessity)
- Episode 39 — Imitation of Christ III.1 — On Hearing Christ Speak Inwardly
- Episode 40 — Imitation of Christ III.2 — Truth Speaks Within Us Without the Outward Sound of Words
- Episode 41 — Imitation of Christ III.3 — We Should Listen Humbly to God’s Words; Many People Fail to Appreciate them Properly
- Episode 42 — Imitation of Christ III.4 — Walking Humbly Before the Lord
- Episode 43 — Imitation of Christ III.5 — Effects of Divine Love
- Episode 44 — Imitation of Christ III.6 — On the Testing of a True Lover
- Episode 45 — Imitation of Christ III.7 — On Concealing Grace and Making Humility Its Guardian
- Episode 46 — Imitation of Christ III.8 — Humility before the Lord
- Episode 47 — Imitation of Christ III.9 — Seeing All Things in Relation to Christ
- Episode 48 — Imitation of Christ III.10 — Finding Joy in the Lord’s Service
- Episode 49 — Imitation of Christ III.11 — On the Need to Sift and Govern the Human Heart
- Episode 50 — Imitation of Christ III.12 — On Acquiring Patience and Resisting Evil Desires
- Episode 51 — Imitation of Christ III.13 — On Humble Obedience after Example of Christ
- Episode 52 — Imitation of Christ III.14 — On the Need to Consider the Secret Judgements of God
- Episode 53 — Imitation of Christ III.15 — On How We Ought to Prayer and Act In Regard to Our Desires
- Episode 54 — Imitation of Christ III.16 — True Comfort Should Be in God Alone
- Episode 55 — Imitation of Christ III.17 — We Must Put Our Whole Trust in God
- Episode 56 — Imitation of Christ III.18 — We Must Follow Christ Patiently in Bearing the Sorrows of this Life
- Episode 57 — Imitation of Christ III.19 — On Bearing Injuries and How to Tell Whether you Are Really Patient
- Episode 58 — Imitation of Christ III.20 — On Acknowledging our Own Weakness; the Miseries of this Life
- Episode 59 — Imitation of Christ III.21 — We must rest in God above all His Gifts and Favours
- Episode 60 — Imitation of Christ III.22 — On Recalling God’s Manifold Blessings
- Episode 61 — Imitation of Christ III.23 — Four Things that Lead to Greater Peace
- Episode 62 — Imitation of Christ III.24 — On Avoiding Curiosity About the Lives of Others
- Episode 63 — Imitation of Christ III.25 — On Sure Peace of Mind and True Progress
- Episode 64 — Imitation of Christ III.26 — On the Excellence of a Free Mind The Reward of Humble Prayer Rather than of Reading
- Episode 65 — Imitation of Christ III.27 — Self-love as the great Hinderance in Our Quest for the Highest God
- Episode 66 — Imitation of Christ III.28 — Against Slanderous Talk
- Episode 67 — Imitation of Christ III.29 — How We Should Call on God and Bless Him in Times of Trouble
- Episode 68 — Imitation of Christ III.30 — On Calling on God in Distress and Being Confident in His Help
- Episode 69 — Imitation of Christ III.31 — On Disregarding Creatures to Find the Creator
- Episode 70 — Imitation of Christ III.32 — On Self-Denial and Giving Up Our Own Desires
- Episode 71 — Imitation of Christ III.33 — Inconstant Hearts Trying to Fix Our Gaze on Christ
- Episode 72 — Imitation of Christ III.34 — God Above all Things and in All Things is the Delight of the Loving Heart
- Episode 73 — Imitation of Christ III.35 — We are never Safe from Temptations in this Life
- Episode 74 — Imitation of Christ III.36 — Against the Vain Judgements of Men
- Episode 75 — Imitation of Christ III.37 — Sincere and Utter Self-Renunciation Wins us Freedom of Heart
- Episode 76 — Imitation of Christ III.38 — On A Good Rule of Life in Outward Things and on Turning To God in Times of Danger
- Episode 77 — Imitation of Christ III.39 — A Man Should Not be Unreasonably Anxious About His Affairs
- Episode 78 — Imitation of Christ III.40 — A Man has No Goodness of His Own and Nothing to Boast of
- Episode 79 — Imitation of Christ III.41 — On Despising this World’s Honours
- Episode 80 — Imitation of Christ III.42 — Our Peace of Mind Cannot Depend on Men
- Episode 81 — Imitation of Christ III.43 — A Condemnation of Useless and Wordly Learning
- Episode 82 — Imitation of Christ III.44 — On Not Being Concerned with Outward Things
- Episode 83 — Imitation of Christ III.45 — We Should Not Believe Everyone and How Easily it is for Words to Slip Out
- Episode 84 — Imitation of Christ III.46 — On Bearing Stinging Remarks from Others
- Episode 85 — Imitation of Christ III.47 — All Troubles Must Be Borne for the Sake of Eternal Life
- Episode 86 — Imitation of Christ III.48 — On the Joys of Eternal Life and the Troubles of This Life
- Episode 87 — Imitation of Christ III.49 — On Longing for Eternal Life and the Trials that Lead There
- Episode 88 — Imitation of Christ III.50 — Putting Ourselves in God’s Hands in Times of Trouble
- Episode 89 — Imitation of Christ III.51 — Busy Ourselves with Humble Tasks When Consolation is Lacking
- Episode 90 — Imitation of Christ III.52 — Thinking We Deserve Punishment and Not Consolation
- Episode 91 — Imitation of Christ III.53 — God’s Grace Does not Mix with Worldly Wisdom
- Episode 92 — Imitation of Christ III.54 — Grace versus Nature
- Episode 93 — Imitation of Christ III.55 — On the Corruption of Nature and the Power of God’s Grace
- Episode 94 — Imitation of Christ III.56 — We Must Deny Ourselves and Follow Christ Along the Way of the Cross</a
- Episode 95 — Imitation of Christ III.57 — A Man Should Not be Too Depressed when He Slips into a Fault
- Episode 96 — Imitation of Christ III.58 — About God’s Secrets: Not Seeking into His Unfathomable Judgments
- Episode 97 — Imitation of Christ III.59 — All Our Hope and Trust Must Be Place in God Alone
- Episode 98 — Imitation of Christ IV.1 — On the Deep Reverence with Which Christ is to be Received
- Episode 99 — Imitation of Christ IV.2 — On the Great Love Manifested in this Sacrament
- Episode 100 — Imitation of Christ IV.3 — On the Advantage of Frequent Communion
- Episode 101 — Imitation of Christ IV.4 — On The Benefits of Frequent and Devout Communion
- Episode 102 — Imitation of Christ IV.5 — On the Dignity of this Sacrament and on the Priestly Office
- Episode 103 — Imitation of Christ IV.6 — On Preperation for the Holy Eucharist
- Episode 104 — Imitation of Christ IV.7 — Examination of Conscience Before Mass
- Episode 105 — Imitation of Christ IV.8 — On Offering Ourselves at Mass and Self-Surrender
- Episode 106 — Imitation of Christ IV.9 — We Should Offer Ourselves and All that Are to God and Pray for All Men
- Episode 107 — Imitation of Christ IV.10 — On Not Staying Away from Holy Communion
- Episode 108 — Imitation of Christ IV.11 — The Body of Christ and the Holy Scriptures are Most Necessary to a Faithful Soul
- Episode 109 — Imitation of Christ IV.12 — On the Great Care that Should be Taken in Preparing to Receive Christ in Holy Communion
- Episode 110 — Imitation of Christ IV.13 — The Devout Soul Should Long For Union with Christ in the Blessed Sacrament
- Episode 111 — Imitation of Christ IV.14 — On the Burning Desire that Some People have for Holy Communion
- Episode 112 — Imitation of Christ IV.15 — The Grace of Devotion is Won by Humility and Self-Denial
- Episode 113 — Imitation of Christ IV.16 — We Should Tell Christ Our Needs and Beg His grace
- Episode 114 — Imitation of Christ IV.17 — On Burning Love and Eager Longing for Christ
- Episode 115 — Imitation of Christ IV.18 — A Man Should Not Subtly Pry into the Blessed Sacrament, but Follow Christ, Submitting the Evidence of His Senses to Holy Faith