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Day 13: The Trials of Time (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
How does time come to be? Considering the fleeting nature of reality, St. Augustine dives into what it means for us to exist within time while God ex…
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 12: Attachment and Grief (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
Sifting through the grief of losing his friend, St. Augustine analyzes whether he is more attached to his friend or to the suffering itself. He notes…
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 11: Consumed by Passions (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
The world offers many opportunities to satisfy our carnal desires. Such opportunities were also present in St. Augustine’s time and he pursued them. …
2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: Introduction to Book 4 (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
Relationship, fatherhood, heresy, and loss are all things that St. Augustine will face in the coming chapters. In Book 4 of St. Augustine, we will se…
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 10: Love for God and the Love of a Mother (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
What does it mean to love God? What is our capacity for love of God? St. Augustine reflects on these questions and also ponders the origins of sin. F…
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 9: Searching for Answers (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
In his latter teenage years, we find St. Augustine diving into Scripture, Cicero, and the Manichaeans. It is at this point in his life that St. Augus…
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 8: The Power of Temptation (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
St. Augustine desires a lot as he begins living in Carthage. Two significant desires are his desire for wisdom and his desire for love. He describes …
2 years, 8 months ago
Bonus Episode: Introduction to Book 3 (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
In the upcoming chapters, St. Augustine begins his time in the city of Carthage. His time in Carthage from the ages of 16-19 years old is marked by h…
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 7: Communal Sin (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
Continuing his analysis of immoral acts, St. Augustine considers the communal dimension of sin. Do we ever sin simply because of the company we keep …
2 years, 8 months ago
Day 6: The Agony of Sin (The Confessions of St. Augustine)
There are never good reasons for wrong actions. Today, we read and learn about a part of St. Augustine’s life that proved significant to his moral fo…
2 years, 8 months ago