Difficult Emotions
What can Augustine's own experience of grief over the death of his mother teach us about dealing with difficult emotions?
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August 1, 2022
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What Saints Surround You?
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA In times of pain and suffering, one can often feel lonely and isolated. This is especially true when facing illness, grief over a loved one, or…
December 27, 2021
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Paving the Way of the Lord
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA According to Brandon Vogt, author of the book Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church, for every one person who enters the Catholic Church approximately…
December 6, 2021
Finding Amazing Grace in the Darkness
Editors Note: This reflection was originally published in the Voices from Prison and the Edge newsletter (issue #30), a publication of the Adeodatus Prison Ministry under the Augustinian Defenders of…
December 1, 2021
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What Can the Incarcerated Teach Us About Advent?
As we journey towards Christmas, the Advent season invites us reflect on the hope we have that Christ has come and Christ will come again to free us. Yet, throughout…
November 29, 2021
A Poem from the Edge
Editors Note: This poem was written by someone who has faced incarceration. It was originally published in the Voices from Prison and the Edge newsletter (issue no. 34), a publication…
November 27, 2021
St. Rita was contemplating the passion of Jesus Christ. When she suffered she looked to Christ for understanding and guidance. Stained Glass window at the National Shrine of Saint Rita. Photo by Fr. Dan McLaughlin, OSA.
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Saint Rita and the Narrow Way to Peace
How do we advocate for peace and justice in a world that is not always open to honest "dialogue" on the solutions we are all hungry for? Solutions that call…
November 24, 2021
Mary, Mother of Captives
Mary, Mother of Captives, give us your compassion for those in prison. Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory. Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger.…
November 19, 2021
A Prayer of the Peacemaker
Dear Saint Rita, messenger of peace and herald of reconciliation, despite hardship and suffering you lived the Gospel message of compassion and forgiveness and showed the power of love to…
November 12, 2021
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Do You Dare to Be Different like St. Rita?
by Jeremy Hiers, OSA In Luke 17:1-6, Jesus is acknowledging our proclivity towards sin and its effects on the world. Perhaps he says to us today, "Greed, discrimination, materialism, inequality,…
November 8, 2021
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What Can Saint Rita Teach Us About Easter?
by Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A. Roll away the stone. At Christmas we rejoiced that love has come. Now at Easter we rejoice that love has won. Love always wins. On…
April 3, 2021
A Litany for Peace In Troubled Times
God our Father Deliver us God the Son of the Father Deliver us God the Holy Spirit Deliver us In these days of trouble, fear, and sorrow Deliver us From…
January 14, 2021
Reading Augustine in a Time of Crisis
Below is a webinar offered by New City Press on what Augustine may have to teach us about the challenges we face in 2020. How can Augustine’s pastoral response to…
November 27, 2020
Augustine Quotes on Dealing With Those Who Have Different Views
Compiled by Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A. "Every human being is neighbor to every other human being. Even those you do not know share in your humanity. Is this person known as…
October 13, 2020
Are You a Lover of Peace?
A Reading from St. Augustine (Sermon 357, 4) Are you a lover of peace? Be still there in your heart with your beloved. “And what am I to do?” There…
September 21, 2020
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Augustinians Observe the International Day of Peace
The International Day of Peace is one of seven International Days designated for special observance in Augustinian communities, parishes, schools, and other ministries. We invite all who identify with Augustinian…
September 16, 2020
A Prayer for Honoring God’s Presence in Others
Let your love be inflamed to correct, to amend, O Lord. If good habits are met with, let them be praised; if bad ones, let them be amended and corrected.…
September 1, 2020
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Turning the Other Cheek
Turning the Other Cheek A Reflection on Luke 6:27-38 by Jeremy Hiers, O.S.A. I recently reflected on a time when I was 10 years old and sitting on our living…
September 1, 2020