St. Augustine's "Confessions:" Book Four, Chapter Twelve
Release Date: 03/06/2026
St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Eleven
Journeying With The Saints
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Today is a big day! This is the 100th episode for Season Six. Crazy that we are already at 100. So, congratulations for showing up everyday. We have a very short reading today, so let’s get started by opening to page 147 to read from Book Seven, Chapter Eleven
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Ten
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims, to our reading today. Today’s theme is all about light—specifically God as Light. We are reading from Book Seven, Chapter 10 on page 146.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Nine
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today’s reading is denser than others and I can see it being a hard one to get through if you don’t know beforehand what you are reading. So, instead of my reflection at the end of the reading, I’ll give it here to help you understand before we get started. We will be reading from Book Seven, Chapter Nine on page 144.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Eight
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. After some longer readings, we get a super short one today. So, let’s jump into Book Seven, Chapter Eight on page 144.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Seven
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. St. Augustine has dropped astrology, but he is still having a problem understanding the origin of evil. Let’s hear about this by reading from Book Seven, Chapter Seven on page 142.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Six
Journeying With The Saints
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims. Welcome. If you have your book in front of you, you know that we have a long reading today. And I have found that with these types of books, long readings can make you zone out. With novels, we can read many, many pages, but with theological books, we struggle to keep our focus. Why is that? Well, because it’s not riveting and there are no cliff hangers living you curious as to what happens next. This is why I do my Seasons in bite-sized chunks. These types of books can’t be devoured. But, the good news is, is that this longer section isn’t boring or...
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Five
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Today, St. Augustine is struggling again with the problem of evil. It’s a serious stumbling block for many people and not one we will fully understand in this life. But, let’s hear what he is thinking about in Book Seven, Chapter Five on page 138.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Four
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Thank you for joining me today. St. Augustine has got it right when he says that God is immutable, meaning unchanging. This is just one of the attributes of God. We are reading today from Book Seven, Chapter Four on page 137.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Three
Journeying With The Saints
Welcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Hello, out there. Hope you are are having a good day. Why, oh why is there evil in the world? That is what St. Augustine is writing about today. Let’s read on page 136 from Book Seven, Chapter Three.
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St. Augustine's "Confession:" Book Seven, Chapter Two
Journeying With The Saints
Hello, Catholic Pilgrims, welcome back. Today, St. Augustine has a harsh name for the Manichees—frauds. We will talk about that after our reading. We are reading from Book Seven, Chapter Two on page 135.
info_outlineWelcome, Catholic Pilgrims. Imagine with today’s reading, an older, wiser St. Augustine talking to a young person trying to show them the path to true happiness. We will be reading from Book Four, Chapter Twelve on page 82.