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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men vacuums christ
There is a God-shaped vacuum in every man that only Christ can fill.
christian math science
The good Christian should beware of mathematicians and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell.
love faith christian
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
christian old-testament new-testament
The Old (Testament) is in the New (Testament) revealed, the New is in the Old concealed.
christian order law
Order your soul; reduce your wants; live in charity; associate in Christian community; obey the laws; trust in Providence.
christian thinking sin
He who thinks he lives without sin puts aside not sin, but pardon.
christian prayer procrastination
God has promised forgiveness to your repentance, but He has not promised tomorrow to your procrastination.
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.
bible christian home
The Holy Scriptures are our letters from home.
christian-inspirational religion christianity
Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
christian christian-inspirational gods-will
Without God, we cannot. Without us, God will not
christian mother father
He who does not have the church as his mother, does not have God as his father.
christian past mercy-of-god
Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
christian adversity anxiety
In all trouble you should seek God. You should not set Him over against your troubles, but within them. God can only relieve your troubles if you in your anxiety cling to Him. Trouble should not really be thought of as this thing or that in particular, for our whole life on earth involves trouble; and through the troubles of our earthly pilgrimage we find God.