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)
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01 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 1 Read by dave7 28:35
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02 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 2 Read by dave7 36:59
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03 - I, The Divine Law of Probation, Part 3 Read by dave7 29:40
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04 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 1 Read by dave7 25:15
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05 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 2 Read by dave7 28:37
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06 - II, On the Nature of Christian Virtue, Part 3 Read by dave7 29:24
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07 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 1 Read by dave7 28:39
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08 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 2 Read by dave7 27:55
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09 - III, On the Difficulties of Virtue, Part 3 Read by dave7 29:17
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10 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 1 Read by dave7 32:32
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11 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 2 Read by dave7 35:55
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12 - IV, On the Nature of Humility, Part 3 Read by dave7 34:09
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13 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 1 Read by dave7 34:10
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14 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 2 Read by dave7 24:16
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15 - V, On the Grounds of Humility, Part 3 Read by dave7 23:41
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16 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 1 Read by dave7 28:23
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17 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 2 Read by dave7 32:33
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18 - VI, On Humility Towards Our Neighbour, Part 3 Read by dave7 27:55
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19 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 1 Read by dave7 29:22
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20 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 2 Read by dave7 30:54
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21 - VII, How Humility Responds to the Benignity of God, Part 3 Read by dave7 29:56
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22 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 1 Read by dave7 31:42
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23 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 2 Read by dave7 28:28
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24 - VIII, The Divine Master of Humility, Part 3 Read by dave7 33:00
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25 - IX, On Humility as the Receptive Foundation of the Divine Gifts and Virtues, Part 1 Read by dave7 25:37
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26 - IX, On Humility as the Receptive Foundation of the Divine Gifts and Virtues, Part 2 Read by dave7 30:41
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27 - IX, On Humility as the Receptive Foundation of the Divine Gifts and Virtues, Part 3 Read by dave7 25:17
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28 - X, On the Magnanimous Character of Humility, Part 1 Read by dave7 24:35
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29 - X, On the Magnanimous Character of Humility, Part 2 Read by dave7 31:32
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30 - X, On the Magnanimous Character of Humility, Part 3 Read by dave7 22:47
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31 - XI, On the Detestable Vice of Pride, Part 1 Read by dave7 29:08
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32 - XI, On the Detestable Vice of Pride, Part 2 Read by dave7 31:07
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33 - XI, On the Detestable Vice of Pride, Part 3 Read by dave7 28:32
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34 - XII, The World without Humility, Part 1 Read by dave7 29:05
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35 - XII, The World without Humility, Part 2 Read by dave7 32:16
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36 - XII, The World without Humility, Part 3 Read by dave7 27:25
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37 - XIII, On the Foolish Vice of Vanity, Part 1 Read by dave7 24:51
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38 - XIII, On the Foolish Vice of Vanity, Part 2 Read by dave7 23:33
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39 - XIV, The Humility of Faith, Part 1 Read by dave7 29:00
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40 - XIV, The Humility of Faith, Part 2 Read by dave7 26:36
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41 - XIV, The Humility of Faith, Part 3 Read by dave7 29:39
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42 - XV, On the Schools of Humility, Part 1 Read by dave7 28:13
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43 - XV, On the Schools of Humility, Part 2 Read by dave7 32:48
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44 - XV, On the Schools of Humility, Part 3 Read by dave7 28:24
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45 - XVI, On Humility as the Counterpart of Charity, Part 1 Read by dave7 23:42
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46 - XVI, On Humility as the Counterpart of Charity, Part 2 Read by dave7 22:37
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47 - XVI, On Humility as the Counterpart of Charity, Part 3 Read by dave7 32:00
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