Soul of the Apostolate | Ep. 4—Action Made Fruitful by the Interior Life
By James T. Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Jan 16, 2026 | In Catholic Culture Audiobooks (Podcast)
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“Am I really one of those who depend upon their mental prayer, their visits to the Blessed Sacrament, above all upon their Mass or their Communion, to put real moving power into their preaching? If I am not, I may perhaps be a loudly ‘tinkling cymbal,’ or even give forth the more pompous din of ‘sounding brass,’ but I am not communicating to others any love, that love which makes the eloquence of the friends of God impossible to resist.”
Part Four of the classic work by the French Trappist monk, Dom Jean-Baptiste Chautard (1858-1935), describes the many ways in which the interior life secures the fruitfulness of active apostolic works.
Episode 4: Part Four (sections a—d)
00:00—Intro
00:39—The Interior Life is the Condition on which the Fruitfulness of Active Works Depends
07:36—a. The Interior Life Draws Down the Blessings of God
15:18—b. It Makes the Apostle Capable of Sanctifying Others by His Example
23:51—c. It Makes the Apostle Radiate the Supernatural: the Efficacy of This Radiation
01:13:42—d. It Makes the Gospel Worker Truly Eloquent
This work will be released in its entirety in episodic format.
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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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