Night Watch - Vigilance
Night falls. The world goes quiet. But the Christian heart stays watchful.
In this Night Watch edition, T.J. Haines offers five simple yet powerful practices to live a spiritually vigilant Catholic life — especially when you’re tired, distracted, or discouraged. Guard your mind. Root yourself in Scripture. Live Eucharistically. Keep watch with Christ.
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🔑 Key Highlights
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🔑 Key Highlights
- “Don’t rely on mood — rely on structure.”
How a Rule of Life keeps you spiritually steady even when motivation fails. - Custody of the senses
“What you do to the intellect, you do to the will” — why input matters more than you think. - Confession as formation
Naming your sins means knowing your enemy — especially when the enemy is you. - A Eucharistic lifestyle
Staying close to the Sacrifice, even when you can’t get to daily Mass. - Scripture every day
15 minutes can reset your imagination, strengthen your heart, and re-grip your cross. - The spiritual handoff at night — giving Jesus the watch while you sleep.
- (00:00) - Introduction to the Special Episode
- (02:24) - The Concept of Night Watch
- (03:33) - Five Practical Tips for Spiritual Vigilance
- (04:52) - Tip 1: Keep a Rule of Life
- (09:51) - Tip 2: Guard Your Senses
- (13:06) - Tip 3: Real Confession
- (16:50) - Tip 4: Eucharistic Life
- (22:32) - Overloading Jesus with Efforts
- (25:15) - Tip 5: Scripture and its Importance
- (28:04) - "Keep Vigilant" Proverbs 4:23
- (38:53) - Concluding Thoughts and Final Advice
