The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues, credited to William Bernard Ullathorne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of THE GROUNDWORK OF THE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES, by WILLIAM BERNARD ULLATHORNE. Read by Dave7. 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)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Groundwork of the Christian Virtues
• Author credits: William Bernard Ullathorne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 47
• Listed recording duration: 22:40:42

Catalogue topics

• Catholic
• virtues

Opening tracks: first 24 of 47

1. 01 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 1 — 28:36
2. 02 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 2 — 36:59
3. 03 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 3 — 29:41
4. 04 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 1 — 25:16
5. 05 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 2 — 28:38
6. 06 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 3 — 29:25
7. 07 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 1 — 28:40
8. 08 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 2 — 27:56
9. 09 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 3 — 29:18
10. 10 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 1 — 32:33
11. 11 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 2 — 35:56
12. 12 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 3 — 34:10
13. 13 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 1 — 34:10
14. 14 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 2 — 24:16
15. 15 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 3 — 23:41
16. 16 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 1 — 28:23
17. 17 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 2 — 32:33
18. 18 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 3 — 27:55
19. 19 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 1 — 29:23
20. 20 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 2 — 30:54
21. 21 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 3 — 29:57
22. 22 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 1 — 31:42
23. 23 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 2 — 28:28
24. 24 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 3 — 33:00

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