Soul of the Apostolate—Ep. 2—Union of Active & Interior Life
By James T. Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Jul 22, 2025 | In Catholic Culture Audiobooks (Podcast)
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“The life of action ought to flow from the contemplative life, to interpret and extend it, outside oneself, though at the same time being detached from it as little as possible.”
Part Two of this classic work by the French Trappist monk, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), further explores the inseparable interdependence of the active and the interior lives—each depends upon, presupposes, and completes the other.
Episode 2: Part Two
00:00—Intro
00:46—1. The priority of the interior over the active life in the eyes of God
10:30—2. Good works should be nothing but an overflow from the inner life
16:36—3. Active works must begin and end in the interior life, and, in it, find their means
25:11—4. The active and interior lives are completely interdependent
36:22—5. The excellence of this union
This work will be released in its entirety in episodic format.
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The Soul of the Apostolate full text: https://www.cmri.org/0-olmc-mission/catholic-books/soul_of_the_apostolate.pdf
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James T. Majewski is Vice President of Trinity Communications, the “voice” of Catholic Culture Audiobooks, and co-host of Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. Based in New York City, he holds both a BA in Philosophy and an MFA in Acting. See full bio.
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