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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running heart voice
O Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul, I am your salvation. Say it so that I can hear it. My heart is listening, Lord; open the ears of my heart and say to my soul, I am your salvation. Let me run toward this voice and seize hold of you. Do not hide your face from me: let me die so that I may see it, for not to see it would be death to me indeed.
blessing men may
A man may lose the good things of this life against his will; but if he loses the eternal blessings, he does so with his own consent.
inspirational catholic special
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
humility angel pride
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.
powerful reality invisible
Symbols are powerful because they are the visible signs of invisible realities.
philosophical perfect catholic
Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.
humility fabric foundation
The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
mother religious children
That one woman is both mother and virgin, not in spirit only but even in body. In spirit she is mother, not of our head, who is our Savior himself-of whom all, even she herself, are rightly called children of the bridegroom-but plainly she is the mother of us who are his members, because by love she has cooperated so that the faithful, who are the members of that head, might be born in the Church. In body, indeed, she is the Mother of that very head.
philosophical catholic needs
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others.
heart love-is voice
Your persistent longing is your persistent voice. But when love grows cold, the heart grows silent. Burning love is the outcry of the heart! If you are filled with longing all the time, you will keep crying out, and if your love perseveres, your cry will be heard without fail.
wish reason deny
He who denies the existence of God, has some reason for wishing that God did not exist.
christian old-testament new-testament
The Old (Testament) is in the New (Testament) revealed, the New is in the Old concealed.
love faith christian
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
saying-nothing
Yet we must say something when those who say the most are saying nothing.