In reading about St Augustine today, there was much I could relate to about his life.
Only my journey into my own imperfect and the discovery of my higher powers continues one day at a time.
My dark side is a scary place to be alone.
"Having been so deeply immersed in creature-pride of life in his early days and having drunk deeply of its bitter dregs, it is not surprising that Augustine should have turned, with a holy fierceness, against the many demon-thrusts rampant in his day.
His times were truly decadent—politically, socially, morally.
He was both feared and loved, like the Master.
The perennial criticism leveled against him: a fundamental rigorism. "
St. Augustine is still acclaimed and condemned in our day.
He is a prophet for today, trumpeting the need to scrap escapisms and stand face-to-face with personal responsibility and dignity.
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Moving
3 years ago
