About this episode

The episode explores the friendship between St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal, their contributions to the Church, and the significance of the Col de la Croix de Fer in relation to everyday heroism in Christ.

As the final installment of Fr. John's cycling-French saint pairings, this week's podcast explores the charisms of one of the great friendships of Church history - St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Centered on the shared life in Annecy and the foundation of the Visitation religious community, Fr. John and Fr. Sean unpack some of the seminal insights of St. Francis' Introduction to the Devout Life. Tying this into the cycling history of the famous Col de la Croix de Fer (or "Pass of the Iron Cross"), they hope to instill a sense of our heroic capacity in Christ through the ordinary and everyday things of life.

People in this episode

Host: Fr. John

Guest: Fr. Sean

Topics covered

• friendship in Church history
• charisms
• Visitation religious community
• Introduction to the Devout Life
• cycling history
• heroic capacity in Christ

Keywords

• St. Francis de Sales
• St. Jane Frances de Chantal
• Visitation
• cycling
• Col de la Croix de Fer
• heroic capacity
• devout life

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Annecy, Col de la Croix de Fer

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