Seeing ‘The Odyssey’ Through the Eyes of St. Augustine
COMMENTARY: As Homer’s epic returns to the big screen, Augustine shows why every great journey is ultimately a search for our true home.
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Pope Leo XIV Visits St. Augustine’s Tomb
In a visit to the northern Italian city, the Augustinian Pope prayed before the relics of St. Augustine, called for civic peace and solidarity, and comforted young cancer patients and their families.
From Augustine to Auschwitz: Why Just War Still Matters
Responding to Pope Leo’s encyclical, patristics scholar Professor John Rist argues that history, from Rome’s fall to the Second World War, shows the necessity of moral clarity in war.
‘Magnifica Humanitas’ Through the Lens of St. Augustine
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV approaches the AI age less as a technological problem than as an Augustinian question of love and communion.
St. Augustine: Pentecost Reverses Chaos of Babel, Unites Church Under the Holy Spirit
On the Solemnity of Pentecost, St. Augustine reminds us to reflect on the the necessity of a globally unified Church, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Pope Leo XIV Visits Ancient Hippo in Return to the Roots of His Vocation
In Algeria, the Pope visited the archaeological site of the city where St. Augustine served as bishop.
Augustinians See ‘Leo Effect’ After Pope’s Election
Father Joseph Farrell describes the Holy Father as a man of prayer, as systematic, and as having a great sense of humor.
Leo XIV’s Augustinian Vision: A Church ‘Made Restless by History’
COMMENTARY: The Pope’s call to be ‘made restless by history’ points to a path of honest engagement with the past that strengthens faith and renews hope.
St. Monica and the Spiritual Roots of an Augustinian Pope
SAINTS AND ART: The quiet perseverance of St. Monica and the conversion of her son, St. Augustine, offer a clear window into the spiritual tradition shaping Leo XIV.
From Stars to Stable: Augustine, Astrology and the True Light of Christmas
COMMENTARY: St. Augustine’s rejection of astrology reveals why the light we seek is not found in the heavens, but in the humility of the Incarnation celebrated at Christmas and Epiphany.
