Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
Inspired by Truth, Enlightening Minds for the Church in Canada and Throughout the World
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 30 January 2008 Saint Augustine of Hippo (3) Dear Friends, After the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we return today to the important figure of St Augustine. In 1986, the 16th centenary of his conversion, my beloved Predecessor John Paul II dedicated a long, full Document to[…]
BENEDICT XVI GENERAL AUDIENCE Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 16 January 2008 Saint Augustine of Hippo (2) Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today, like last Wednesday, I would like to talk about the great Bishop of Hippo, St Augustine. He chose to appoint his successor four years before he died. Thus, on 26 September 426, he gathered[…]
Even the secular news had to admit that it was odd, even using the word ‘miraculous’ as this headline proclaimed, that the Catholic church was spared in the tragic wildfires on Maui. Across the Pacific, the same is happening in Western Canada, battling their own blazes – all of the churches have been left intact.[…]
St. Augustine’s legacy has fared so well not just because of his personal holiness and scholarly genius, but also because of the great ease with which he expressed profound thoughts. His aphoristic style of writing compares favorably with Newman or Chesterton. Here are some examples: “God is always trying to give good things to us,[…]
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. (Saint Augustine, +430)
