When it comes to politics, I always have a lot of thoughts running through my head. I try to limit my comments to issues of personal interest or that connect directly with the Church. So, I commented when Obama had an openly gay bishop pray at his inauguration, when Pence inserted 'old glory' in a … Continue reading JD Vance and the ordo amoris
Augustine
Great Augustine Quote
How you loved us, O Good Father, who spared not even your only Son, but gave him up for us evildoers. How you loved us, for whose sake he who deemed it not robbery to be your equal was made subservient, even to the point of dying on the cross! Alone of all he was … Continue reading Great Augustine Quote
Reading Augustine
I've quoted a good bit of Augustine recently, so I thought I'd recommend a few books I've read on and by Augustine for those who may want a deeper dive. First and foremost, read Confessions. It is a powerful spiritual autobiography. Don't read anything on Augustine till you've read this (unless you need a short … Continue reading Reading Augustine
City of God, Book 22: Eternal Felicity
Having devoted the entirety of Book 21 to eternal judgment, Augustine balances the end of his tome with a Book devoted entirely to the "eternal bliss of the City of God." It is called eternal because the kingdom will have no end, nor will any of its citizenry, obtaining to the immortality the angels have … Continue reading City of God, Book 22: Eternal Felicity
City of God, Book 21: Eternal Punishment
The entirety of Augustine's Book 21 is devoted to defending the reality and the justice of eternal punishment. This book roughly breaks down into two parts: the first part addresses the objections of unbelievers to the doctrine of eternal punishment (ch. 2-16) and the second part addresses errors of "compassionate Christians who refuse to believe … Continue reading City of God, Book 21: Eternal Punishment
God Entranced 