The Devout Life - Blogging Along with St. Francis de Sales

Mindy over at The Devout Life, a fellow Alaskan, has decided to dedicate a greater portion of her blogging to St. Francis de Sales': The Devout Life. She is asking those that would like to join along and journey with her to link themselves at the bottom of her blog. It seems like a really good idea and I hope some of you will join in! You can jump in at any time.

The best part? You can get the ENTIRE text online HERE at Catholic City. So there is nothing to purchase... and no waiting. Can't really do much better than that can you?

The journey is about being spiritual and drawing closer to God in your busy life... so what is your excuse? :)

Here is Mindy's post, and make sure you head over to The Devout Life and check it out:

Thanks to the Thrifty Mystics, a study guide has graced my path pertaining to St. Francis de Sales' book, Introduction to the Devout Life. The link to the study guide can be found here. Beginning this week, I am going to blog with this guide as I make my way through the text and I hope that some people will join me along the way.

The book is a joy to read and very applicable to the spiritual practices of the man or woman drawing close to God in the midst of a busy life. If you are a non-Catholic Christian, you may find sections that do not seem relevant to you, such as those pertaining to the Eucharist or Confession. I encourage you to read the book anyway and ponder these different ways of encountering Christ.

If you decide to join in, put a link down at the bottom so we can encourage and have fellowship with one another. (I will have a graphic available shortly.)You can also simply leave a comment if you don't have a blog you are planning to link to.

If you want to follow along chapter by chapter, you can easily do so by clicking through the graphic near the top right corner of this blog. Our first reflections will involve Chapter 1 and the associated questions for reflection on page 10 of the study guide.