The Dynamics of Sanctifying Grace and Sinful Tendencies
If our sins are forgiven at Baptism, what happens when we sin after Baptism? Saint Augustine offers insight on this human experience.
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February 7, 2023
Trusting in the Goodness of God in Difficult Moments We Cannot Understand
Saint Rita faced many difficulties in her life and learned to trust God in the midst of them. She relied heavily on the intercession and wisdom of Saint Augustine, wisdom that can also help us trust when faced with our own difficulties today.
January 24, 2023
Christ the Light that Cures Our Darkness
As we transition from the Christmas Season to Ordinary Time, we are still very much in the dark and cold days of winter. Augustine offers insight on how to allow the Light of Christ to continue to shine in our lives.
January 17, 2023
Augustinian Reflections / Gospel Reflections / Life Experiences / Matthew 05:43-48: Love of Enemies / The Rule of Augustine
Love Does Not Seek Revenge
Today we are experiencing a lot of division and conflict. Anger and vengefulness are common themes we see in the news headlines. In this post, Augustine offers us some wisdom for reflection on our own attitudes towards others we may disagree with or find difficult.
November 23, 2022
10 Tips to Cultivate Your Prayer Life
As we approach Advent, Augustine offers some timeless wisdom for how to cultivate our prayer life.
November 22, 2022
The Sacraments and Sinful Priests
What happens when a sacrament is celebrated by a sinful priest? Augustine provides an explanation that assures us of the validity of the sacrament.
October 28, 2022
United by a Common Love of God and Neighbor
In the City of God, Saint Augustine gives us a path beyond political or ideological affiliation towards unity.
October 6, 2022
Progressing in Virtue and Holiness
We have all made resolutions to improve our lives only to find our human weakness get in the way. This post reflects on Augustine's invitation to find hope in the mercy of God rather than our own strength.
August 20, 2022
Love Moves Us Towards God
We all wrestle with the tension between living the life we feel God calling us to and feeling the weight of temptation and error. Augustine invites us to discover love as the path from error to God.
August 4, 2022
Difficult Emotions
What can Augustine's own experience of grief over the death of his mother teach us about dealing with difficult emotions?
August 1, 2022
The Path to Unity
Can our common search for truth lead us to greater unity? The wisdom of Saint Augustine offers us insight.
August 1, 2022
Political Charity as an Element of Peaceful Political Discourse
What does Saint Augustine have to teach us about finding unity and harmony in the midst of today's divided world?
July 27, 2022
Gospel Reflections / John 17:1-19: The Prayer of Jesus / Life Experiences / The Confessions / The Rule of Augustine
Heaven: The Reason for Hope
If we are ever disappointed or dissatisfied, especially with ourselves, such experiences could actually be good news if we can realize that ultimate satisfaction cannot be found on this earth…
July 24, 2022
In Praise of Silence
One perennial question for the disciples of Jesus who have experienced grace through moments of silence is: how do we cultivate interior silence in the midst of the hustle and…
July 20, 2022
Lord Let Me Know Myself
Sometimes we may find ourselves experiencing a sense of unease without fully knowing the reason why. Sometimes we might be full of ambivalence in our decisions. Sometimes we think we…
July 17, 2022
The Triune Way to Heaven: Faith, Hope, and Love in Augustine’s De Trinitate
Although God is present everywhere, and there is no place where we are not in God's presence (Psalm 139:8), our experience of God occurs as if God were veiled from…
June 30, 2022
The Saints and Grit
Psychology professor Angela Duckworth in her TED Talk “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance” explains that doing well in school and in life depends much more on something other…
June 16, 2022
The Way of Beauty
When spending time in natural parks, or when gazing up the beauty of a starry sky observable from a place without light pollution, or merely witnessing a sunset in which…
May 25, 2022
Purity of Heart in Augustine’s De Trinitate
Purity of heart is a human need because the human heart is caught by various desires. Some more superficial. Others are deeper. Some are temporary, and others last longer. Some…
May 23, 2022