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...
ProfessionSaint
attitude unity liberty
In what is necessary, unity; in what is not necessary, liberty and in all things charity.
children giving doe
Any woman who does not give birth to as many children as she is capable is guilty of murder.
faith philosophical catholic
He who created us without our help will not save us without our consent.
christian true-religion
The same thing which is now called Christian religion existed among the ancients. They have begun to call 'Christian' the true religion which existed before.
war catholic purpose
The purpose of all wars, is peace.
What do I love when I love my God?
grace ask-me asks
What is grace? I know until you ask me; when you ask me, I do not know.
soul beloved god-love
Love God and do whatever you please: for the soul trained in love to God will do nothing to offend the One who is Beloved.
way
Attract them by the way you live.
existence knows
We are and we know we are and we love to be it and know it.
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.
prayer practice soul
What can be more excellent than prayer; what is more profitable to our life; what sweeter to our souls; what more sublime, in the course of our whole life, than the practice of prayer!
good-life
You can live, provided you live; that is, you can live for ever, provided you live a good life.
looks littles leading-on
Wonderful is the depth of thy words, whose surface is before us, gently leading on the little ones: and yet a wonderful deepness, O my God, a wonderful deepness. It is awe to look into it; even an awfulness of honour, and a trembling of love....