Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine
Augustine of Hippo, also known as Saint Augustine, Saint Austin, Blessed Augustine, and the Doctor of Grace, was an early Christian theologian and philosopher whose writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western philosophy. He was the bishop of Hippo Regius, located in Numidia. He is viewed as one of the most important Church Fathers in Western Christianity for his writings in the Patristic Era. Among his most important works are The City of God and Confessions...
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beauty ancient
Oh, beauty, ever ancient and ever new.
omnipotence giving riches
God in his omnipotence could not give more, in His wisdom He knew not how to give more, in His riches He had not more to give, than the Eucharist.
faith christian inspiration
The entire life of a good Christian is in fact an exercise of holy desire. You do not yet see what you long for, but the very act of desiring prepares you, so that when he comes you may see and be utterly satisfied.
catholic praying
To sing is to pray twice.
hope two despair
Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume.
faith believe catholic
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
beauty thinking catholic
Beauty is indeed a good gift of God; but that the good may not think it a great good, God dispenses it even to the wicked.
path walking
Go forth on your path, as it exists only through your walking.
baptism new-life repent
No one can begin a new life, unless he repent of the old.
funny witty philosophical
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
lions moral sanity
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.
faith men support
Do you desire security? Here you have it. The Lord says to you, "I will never abandon you, I will always be with you." If a good man made you such a promise, you would trust him. God makes it, and do you doubt? Do you seek a support more sure than the word of God, which is infallible? Surely, He has made the promise, He has written it, He has pledged His word for it, it is most certain.
easter heart sight
And he departed from our sight that we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and behold, He is here.
good-life
You can live, provided you live; that is, you can live for ever, provided you live a good life.