We Are God’s Flock – Augustine
In this excerpt from his homily on Psalm 100 Augustine explains the line "we are his sheep, the flock he shepherds."...
12 September, 2020
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Shepherds Who Feed Themselves – Augustine
Augustine, commenting on Ezekiel and St. Paul to call out pastors and shepherds who feed themselves instead of the flock....
12 September, 2020
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The Church, Shepherd of Straying Sheep – Augustine
Augustine shows that even if some pastors are wicked, seeking their own interests rather than Christ's, the Catholic Church herself is Mother and Shepherd who seeks out the straying sheep, cares for the sick and strengthens the weak. She is also like a vine which...
02 September, 2020
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Seek out the Lost Sheep – Augustine
Augustine, in his sermon 46 to Pastors, reflects upon the mandate from the Lord, found in Ezekiel, for shepherds to seek out the lost sheep, even if those sheep seem to want to be lost....
02 September, 2020
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St. Monica, Model of Christian Motherhood – Augustine
An account of the death of St. Monica, mother of Augustine, written about 10 years afterwards, in her son's famous book The Confessions. Read on August 27, feast day of Monica, model of Christian Motherhood. [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='100' color='' background_color='' border_color='']B[/dropcaps]ecause the day when she was...
24 August, 2020
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Ascension of Christ – Augustine
This sermon by Augustine, originally delivered on the Solemnity of the Ascension, notes that we, the members of Christ's body, ascended to heaven with the Lord through love....
22 May, 2020
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New Commandment of Love – Augustine
Augustine on the divine love, known as charity, caritas, agape, that Jesus commanded us to have for one another in the last supper discourse of the Gospel of John. This sort of love is impossible for human beings without the help of grace -- it...
03 May, 2020
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Songs of Joy & Jubilation – Augustine
Augustine, commenting on the psalms command to sing to God songs of joy, notes that the jubilation in our hearts sometimes overflows the capacity of all words, yet we cannot remain silent. The Church recalls such songs of joy on the feast of St....
22 November, 2019
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Sing to the Lord a New Song! – Augustine
This excerpt from an Eastertide sermon by Saint Augustine was addressed to the newly baptized, who Augustine considers as the chosen, holy seed who have been born again in Jesus Christ through the Sacrament of baptism. These new men and women are now sharers...
22 November, 2019
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Christ’s Second Coming – Augustine
Augustine comments on the Last Judgment scene found in Matthew 25 and speaks about the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and how to be properly prepared for it by showing the same mercy to others by which we wish to be...
12 November, 2019
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