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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delight contemplation teach
Teach correctly... Find delight in contemplation.
humility effort doe
...If humility does not precede all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.
hands always-trying giving
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them.
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 our-actions advancement
Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue.
christian order law
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
wind sea temptation
A temptation arises: it is the wind. It disturbs you: it is the surging of the seas. This is the time to awaken Christ and let Him remind you of these words
faith inspiration draws
Love, and He will draw near; love, and He will dwell within you.
wisdom knowledge intellectual
To wisdom belongs the intellectual apprehension of eternal things; to knowledge, the rational knowledge of temporal things.
spiritual light corruption
The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
friendship long missing
I want my friend to miss me as long as I miss him.
blessed heart men
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God; hence Truth itself said, 'Blessed are the clean of heart, for they shall see God.'
life book home
The world is a great book, of which they that never stir from home read only a page.
christian thinking sin
He who thinks he lives without sin puts aside not sin, but pardon.