‘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.
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV approaches the AI age less as a technological problem than as an Augustinian question of love and communion.
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.
In Algeria, the Pope visited the archaeological site of the city where St. Augustine served as bishop.
Father Joseph Farrell describes the Holy Father as a man of prayer, as systematic, and as having a great sense of humor.
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.
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.
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.
‘The very joy of the educational process is a fully human engagement,’ the Holy Father said at Jubilee event.
Pope Leo also exhorted his Augustinian brothers to be generous and humble, two qualities that are born precisely from love.
'When we see Pope Leo XIV weep holy tears before the Eucharist — the Doctor of Grace calls such tears 'the heart’s blood' — we can see something of the way that the Pope is a genuine son of Augustine.'
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