Ever felt like living a holy life should be easier than it is? Fr Columba unpacks a line from St Francis de Sales that stopped him in his tracks: a devout life is easy, delightful, and desirable. Drawing on the plain image of building a habit at the gym, he shows how virtue starts hard and becomes easy, and how our own self-sabotage, not just the devil, keeps us stuck. His practical challenge: stop overthinking it, pick the one thing you already know you need to do, and just do it, imperfectly, every single day for a month. This is an invitation to trust that God's grace, not your own willpower, is what makes holiness possible.

🔴 EPISODE CHAPTERS

0:00 Introduction
0:35 A Devout Life Is Easy, Delightful, and Desirable
1:34 When Holiness Feels Anything But Easy
1:53 Saints Aren't "Beyond Superman"
2:53 Holiness Is Perfect Joy, Not Misery
3:43 Virtue Is a Habit That Becomes Easy
4:33 Don't Waste Your Early Enthusiasm
5:07 The Challenge: Just Do Your Lazy Best
6:16 The Enemy Within: Self-Sabotage
6:55 Pick the One Thing and Just Do It
7:29 Do It Every Day for a Month
7:52 We Just Need Jesus
8:23 Like & Subscribe!

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Little by Little | Episode #280

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