67 – Catholic Spiritual Direction on Patience - Abandonment to Divine Providence – Jean-Pierre de Caussade

67 – Catholic Spiritual Direction on Patience - Abandonment to Divine Providence – Jean-Pierre de Caussade

From Catholic Campfire by a Catholic

February 17, 2026 · 6 min · Season 4 · Episode 69

About this episode

This episode features a reading from the spiritual classic 'Abandonment to Divine Providence' by Jean-Pierre de Caussade.

This is a reading from the spiritual classic Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean Pierre de Caussade (1675 - 1751). This book was first published as L'Abandon à la Providence Divine in 1861. It is a collection of letters and spiritual instruction to the Nuns of the Visitation in Nancy, France from 1733-1740. This translation by E.J. Strickland was published in England in 1921. This book is in the public domain. This recording is also available on all podcast players under the podcast name "Catholic Campfire." Read along online: https://archive.org/details/abandonmenttodiv00causuoft/ Any inquiries may be sent to LivingtheFaithpodcast@gmail.com

People in this episode

Host: a Catholic

Topics covered

  • spiritual direction
  • patience
  • divine providence
  • Catholic spirituality
  • historical context
  • spiritual classics

Keywords

  • spiritual direction
  • patience
  • Jean-Pierre de Caussade
  • Catholic
  • divine providence
  • spiritual classic
  • Nuns of the Visitation
  • historical letters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nuns of the Visitation

Books & works: Abandonment to Divine Providence

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