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The Confessions

The Smile of God

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/SzdJ_R-pBJQ As we arrive at the midway point in our Lenten journey on this 4th Sunday of Lent, the Church bids us rejoice, laetare! The celebration of joy amid the Lenten discipline may seem odd at first, though, as Tony ex...
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St. Augustine of Hippo on The Christian Life of Prayer-Pt. 1

Posted on by Tony Crescio
In his biography of the life of his saintly teacher, Possidius, the Bishop of Calama, describes St. Augustine of Hippo as a man who exemplified the things he taught. Possidius writes,   not only was he a ‘scribe instructed unto the kingdom of...
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St. Monica and Spiritual Motherhood

Posted on by Tony Crescio
Among other things, the celebration of the life of St. Monica today represents the fulfilment of a son’s prayer. At the end of Book Nine of his Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo asks his readers to pray for his parents, most especially within ...
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Augustine: The Psalms as the Dramatic Portrayal of Eucharistic Living

Posted on by Tony Crescio
https://youtu.be/QmnjmESJg0Y Welcome to FRESHImage Presents! For Augustine, the psalms provide Christians with a mirror for our lives in two ways: First, they reflect the drama of the human experience this side of eternity. Second, t...
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