Journeying With The Saints

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to Book Four. In this book, St. Augustine will be back in Thagaste his birth place and he becomes a teacher of rhetoric. What is a teacher of rhetoric you may ask? Well, rhetoric is the art, study, and practice of effective, persuasive communication through writing, speech, or images. This is a very Greek practice and we know that there was high hopes for Augustin...

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Congratulations on finishing Book Three today! We are making headway and learning a lot from the Doctor. So, let's jump in by opening to page 69 and reading from Book Three, Chapter Twelve.  

Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Augustine is going to talk a lot about his momma, St. Monica. I know that many of you mothers out there have a deep devotion to her and I think you are going to enjoy hearing more about their relationship. We will be reading from Book Three, Chapter 11 on page 68.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. We have a short reading today that will make zero sense if you don't understand the teachings of Manichaeism. So, this is another one of those days where we are going to learn just a little bit before we read, so that you get what St. Augustine is saying.   Video: https://youtu.be/IJJyuVn7nsw?si=20wKMPNKvQwCRZlr Article:  https://www.monerg...

Hello, my fellow Pilgrims. Welcome back. Today, we are reading from Book Three, Chapter Nine. Let's go ahead and open to page 66 and begin.    

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I get a lot of messages from people that have finished other seasons and they thank me for helping them to get through whatever book it is that they just finished. Most often, they tell me that they had tried to read the book before, but they had just sat down with it and tried to devour it and then got frustrated.   I completely understand this. It's how I felt when I...

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. We have such a good reading today. It's longer and meatier, but so very relatable. I don't want to waste time on this side, so let's get started by turning to 62 to read from Book Three, Chapter Seven.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to Book Three, Chapter Six. Today, we are going to do things a bit differently. I'm going to give my thoughts, or rather, a teaching, before the reading and not after. The reason for this, is because St. Augustine is going to introduce us to his involvement with the Manichees and I think it's really important for us to understand who they were and what they were all abo...

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome back. Today is a very short reading, but we hear about how St. Augustine picks up the Bible to see what it's all about. We will be reading from Book Three, Chapter Five, and that is found on page 60.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are going to hear about a book that starts the change in St. Augustine's life. He is going to read "Hortensius" by Cicero, which means, "On Philosophy." So, it's a philosophy book. We'll talk more about it after our reading from Book Three, Chapter Four.   Let's get started by turning to page 58.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome to our reading from Book Three, Chapter Three. Before we begin, I want to define a name that St. Augustine is going to use. He is going to call a group of people the "Wreckers." According to information on the internet, the Wreckers were "a group of rowdy, mischievous fellow students at Carthage who enjoyed harassing strangers and making fun of people for amusemen...

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to our reading today. It's an interesting one, for sure. All about wanting to feel sorrow or pity. Let's hear what St. Augustine says by opening to page 55 and reading from Book Three, Chapter Two.  

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome to Book Three. In this book, St. Augustine will share with us what happened when he went to Carthage. Let's open to page 55 and read from Book Three, Chapter One.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to the final reading of Book Two. Congratulations on already finishing two sections of the book. We will be reading Chapter Ten on page 52.  

Fellow Pilgrims, welcome. Today, we are reading from Book Two, Chapter Eight. Let's open to page 51 and begin.  

Hello, and welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are reading from Book Two, Chapter Seven. That can be found on page 51.  

Welcome back, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Augustine is exploring in more detail the reason why he stole the pears. Again, this is a great opportunity to look at sins we struggle with and ask God to open our minds as to why we cling to those sins.   We are reading from Book Two, Chapter Six. Please open to page 49.

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome. Before we get started today, I want to give you just a quick bit of information so that the end of the reading makes sense.     Article on Catiline Devil in the White City

Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Well, today, we get the famous pear-stealing story. It's a short read, but we'll jump right into Book Two, Chapter Four by turning to page 47.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, we are getting a longer reading, but it's one where we really start to see how St. Augustine loses himself on the path of the world. We will read from Book Two, Chapter Three. Please open to page 45.  

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. I'm glad to have you today. For this episode, I caution you about having sensitive ears present, as St. Augustine is going to talk about his fall into lust. We will be reading from Book Two, Chapter Two and that can be found on page 43.  

Hello, catholic Pilgrims. Today is the last reading from Book One. I hope that you are enjoying reading "Confessions" so far. I know I am really enjoying it. It's not what I expected that's for sure. But, to finish Book One, let's open to page 40 and read Chapter 20.

Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Two more readings to go in Book One. What we will find is that St. Augustine starts to close down the time of his boyhood and begins the transition into the next book. We will be reading today from Book One, Chapter 19. Please open to page 39.