The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues


Read by dave7

(5 stars; 4 reviews)

William Bernard Ullathorne was a Benedictine monk and Roman Catholic priest who ministered in Australia from 1833 until 1840 and then returned to his native England, where he was ordained a bishop in 1847 and served as Bishop of Birmingham from 1850 until 1888. He is best known for his catechetical trilogy: The Endowments of Man, The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues, and Christian Patience, published in the 1880s. The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues is presented in sixteen lectures, wherein Bishop Ullathorne makes the case that the virtue of humility is the foundation of all virtues, especially of the three theological virtues and the four cardinal moral virtues. The theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity have God Himself as their object, and the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance show one how to cultivate the theological virtues in one's daily life. (Introduction by dave7) (22 hr 40 min)

Chapters

01 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 1 28:35 Read by dave7
02 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 2 36:59 Read by dave7
03 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 3 29:40 Read by dave7
04 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 1 25:15 Read by dave7
05 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 2 28:37 Read by dave7
06 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 3 29:24 Read by dave7
07 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 1 28:39 Read by dave7
08 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 2 27:55 Read by dave7
09 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 3 29:17 Read by dave7
10 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 1 32:32 Read by dave7
11 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 2 35:55 Read by dave7
12 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 3 34:09 Read by dave7
13 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 1 34:10 Read by dave7
14 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 2 24:16 Read by dave7
15 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 3 23:41 Read by dave7
16 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 1 28:23 Read by dave7
17 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 2 32:33 Read by dave7
18 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 3 27:55 Read by dave7
19 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 1 29:22 Read by dave7
20 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 2 30:54 Read by dave7
21 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 3 29:56 Read by dave7
22 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 1 31:42 Read by dave7
23 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 2 28:28 Read by dave7
24 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 3 33:00 Read by dave7
25 - IX, On Humility as the Receptive Foundation of the Divine Gifts and Virtue… 25:37 Read by dave7
26 - IX, On Humility as the Receptive Foundation of the Divine Gifts and Virtue… 30:41 Read by dave7
27 - IX, On Humility as the Receptive Foundation of the Divine Gifts and Virtue… 25:17 Read by dave7
28 - X, On the Magnanimous Character of Humility, Part 1 24:35 Read by dave7
29 - X, On the Magnanimous Character of Humility, Part 2 31:32 Read by dave7
30 - X, On the Magnanimous Character of Humility, Part 3 22:47 Read by dave7
31 - XI, On the Detestable Vice of Pride, Part 1 29:08 Read by dave7
32 - XI, On the Detestable Vice of Pride, Part 2 31:07 Read by dave7
33 - XI, On the Detestable Vice of Pride, Part 3 28:32 Read by dave7
34 - XII, The World without Humility, Part 1 29:05 Read by dave7
35 - XII, The World without Humility, Part 2 32:16 Read by dave7
36 - XII, The World without Humility, Part 3 27:25 Read by dave7
37 - XIII, On the Foolish Vice of Vanity, Part 1 24:51 Read by dave7
38 - XIII, On the Foolish Vice of Vanity, Part 2 23:33 Read by dave7
39 - XIV, The Humility of Faith, Part 1 29:00 Read by dave7
40 - XIV, The Humility of Faith, Part 2 26:36 Read by dave7
41 - XIV, The Humility of Faith, Part 3 29:39 Read by dave7
42 - XV, On the Schools of Humility, Part 1 28:13 Read by dave7
43 - XV, On the Schools of Humility, Part 2 32:48 Read by dave7
44 - XV, On the Schools of Humility, Part 3 28:24 Read by dave7
45 - XVI, On Humility as the Counterpart of Charity, Part 1 23:42 Read by dave7
46 - XVI, On Humility as the Counterpart of Charity, Part 2 22:37 Read by dave7
47 - XVI, On Humility as the Counterpart of Charity, Part 3 32:00 Read by dave7

Reviews

Great Reader


(5 stars)

A reader that maintains consistency through 16 hours is impressive. I prefer when the reader melts into the background to emphasize the text.